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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                         
                                 June 30, 2024                                  


 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                             
                                    0-23320                                     


                              OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.                               
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)             


                              Ohio                                             34-1245650                
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 
                                                                                                         
              22901 Millcreek Boulevard, Suite 650                                44122                  
                               ,                                                                         
                         Highland Hills                                                                  
                               ,                                                                         
                               OH                                                                        
            (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)                


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code               
                                       (                                        
                                      216                                       
                                       )                                        
                                    292-3800                                    

          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, without par value       ZEUS                           The                   
                                                                   NASDAQ                  
                                                              Stock Market LLC             


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 ((s)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, 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 
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes

No

Indicate the number of shares of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, 
as of the latest practicable date:


              Class               Outstanding as of August 2, 2024 
 Common stock, without par value             11,132,542            


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                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
                               Index to Form 10-Q                               


                                                                                                                          Page No.
                                                                                                                                  
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                             3       
                                                                                                                                  
 Item 1.                                                                                                                  3       
 Financial Statements                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
  Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (unaudited)                                           3       
                                                                                                                                  
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited) 4       
                                                                                                                                  
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)                     5       
                                                                                                                                  
  Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information - for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)         6       
                                                                                                                                  
  Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited) 7       
                                                                                                                                  
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                    8       
                                                                                                                                  
 Item 2.                                                                                                                  19      
 Management                                                                                                                       
 '                                                                                                                                
 s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                       
                                                                                                                                  
 Item 3.                                                                                                                  30      
 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                       
                                                                                                                                  
 Item 4.                                                                                                                  31      
 Controls and Procedures.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                32      
                                                                                                                                  
 Item 5.                                                                                                                  32      
 Other Information                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
 Item 6.                                                                                                                  33      
 Exhibits                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
SIGNATURES                                                                                                                34      


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements


                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
                          Consolidated Balance Sheets                           
                                 (in thousands)                                 


                                                                         As of                  
                                                           June 30, 2024     December 31, 2023  
                                                                      (unaudited)               
                         Assets                                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents                                    $     9,443            $   13,224  
Accounts receivable, net                                         216,682               191,149  
Inventories, net (includes LIFO reserves of $                    386,240               386,535  
11,443                                                                                          
and $                                                                                           
12,043                                                                                          
as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)                                        
Prepaid expenses and other                                        10,725                12,261  
Total current assets                                             623,090               603,169  
Property and equipment, at cost                                  495,879               483,448  
Accumulated depreciation                                               ( )                   ( )
                                                                 308,685               297,340  
Net property and equipment                                       187,194               186,108  
Goodwill                                                          52,091                52,091  
Intangible assets, net                                            90,474                92,621  
Other long-term assets                                            19,150                16,466  
Right of use assets, net                                          34,297                34,380  
Total assets                                                 $ 1,006,296            $  984,835  
                                                                                                
                      Liabilities                                                               
Accounts payable                                             $   119,104            $  119,718  
Accrued payroll                                                   20,545                30,113  
Other accrued liabilities                                         19,084                22,593  
Current portion of lease liabilities                               6,582                 7,813  
Total current liabilities                                        165,315               180,237  
Credit facility revolver                                         209,186               190,198  
Other long-term liabilities                                       23,281                20,151  
Deferred income taxes                                             10,613                11,510  
Lease liabilities                                                 28,448                27,261  
Total liabilities                                                436,843               429,357  
                  Shareholders' Equity                                                          
Preferred stock                                                        -                     -  
Common stock                                                     137,541               136,541  
Accumulated other comprehensive income                                 -                    41  
Retained earnings                                                431,912               418,896  
Total shareholders' equity                                       569,453               555,478  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                   $ 1,006,296            $  984,835  


                                                                                
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.  

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                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
                Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income                 
                  For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30,                   

                     (in thousands, except per share data)                      
                                                                                

                                                                  Three months ended            Six months ended       
                                                                       June 30,                     June 30,           
                                                                  2024          2023          2024           2023      
                                                                                     (unaudited)                       
                                                                                                                       
Net sales                                                       $ 526,250     $ 569,268    $ 1,052,892    $ 1,142,344  
Costs and expenses                                                                                                     
Cost of materials sold (excludes items shown separately below)    406,547       441,872        814,085        894,508  
Warehouse and processing                                           33,243        31,522         66,136         62,171  
Administrative and general                                         29,167        31,681         59,319         64,866  
Distribution                                                       17,462        17,448         34,220         35,189  
Selling                                                            13,201        10,389         24,737         20,786  
Occupancy                                                           4,293         4,111          8,786          8,655  
Depreciation                                                        5,839         5,245         11,845         10,322  
Amortization                                                        1,388         1,228          2,716          2,352  
Total costs and expenses                                          511,140       543,496      1,021,844      1,098,849  
Operating income                                                   15,110        25,772         31,048         43,495  
Other loss, net                                                        21            28             40             39  
Income before interest and income taxes                            15,089        25,744         31,008         43,456  
Interest and other expense on debt                                  4,393         4,203          8,403          8,426  
Income before income taxes                                         10,696        21,541         22,605         35,030  
Income tax provision                                                3,036         6,522          6,248         10,139  
Net income                                                      $   7,660     $  15,019    $    16,357    $    24,891  
Loss on cash flow hedge                                                 -             ( )            ( )            ( )
                                                                                    201             41            606  
Tax effect on cash flow hedge                                           -            50              -            151  
Total comprehensive income                                      $   7,660     $  14,868    $    16,316    $    24,436  
                                                                                                                       
Earnings per share:                                                                                                    
Net income per share - basic                                    $    0.66     $    1.30    $      1.40    $      2.15  
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic                        11,662        11,569         11,663         11,570  
Net income per share - diluted                                  $    0.66     $    1.30    $      1.40    $      2.15  
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted                      11,662        11,572         11,663         11,572  
                                                                                                                       
Dividends declared per share of common stock                    $   0.150     $   0.125    $     0.300    $     0.250  

                                                                                
                                                                                
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.  

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                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                      
                       For the Six Months Ended June 30,                        
                                 (in thousands)                                 


                                                                                                2024         2023     
                                                                                                   (unaudited)        
                                                                                                                      
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:                                                                
Net income                                                                                    $  16,357    $  24,891  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities -                          
Depreciation and amortization                                                                    14,611       12,674  
Amortization of deferred financing fees                                                             340          326  
Loss (Gain) on disposition of property and equipment                                                178            ( )
                                                                                                                  87  
Stock-based compensation                                                                          1,000          842  
Other long-term assets                                                                                ( )      3,678  
                                                                                                  2,934               
Other long-term liabilities                                                                       2,751        3,519  
                                                                                                 32,303       45,843  
Changes in working capital:                                                                                           
Accounts receivable                                                                                   ( )      2,394  
                                                                                                 25,533               
Inventories                                                                                         295       28,223  
Prepaid expenses and other                                                                        1,586            ( )
                                                                                                               2,866  
Accounts payable                                                                                    327       17,821  
Change in outstanding checks                                                                          ( )      1,301  
                                                                                                    941               
Accrued payroll and other accrued liabilities                                                         ( )          ( )
                                                                                                 13,549       13,520  
                                                                                                      ( )     33,353  
                                                                                                 37,815               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                                   ( )     79,196  
                                                                                                  5,512               
                                                                                                                      
Cash flows used for investing activities:                                                                             
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                                                                     -            ( )
                                                                                                             129,476  
Capital expenditures                                                                                  ( )          ( )
                                                                                                 13,241       15,117  
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment                                                  35          128  
Net cash used for investing activities                                                                ( )          ( )
                                                                                                 13,206      144,465  
                                                                                                                      
Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                                 
Credit facility revolver borrowings                                                             329,767      418,372  
Credit facility revolver repayments                                                                   ( )          ( )
                                                                                                310,779      345,789  
Principal payment under finance lease obligation                                                      ( )          ( )
                                                                                                    603          472  
Credit facility fees and expenses                                                                     ( )          ( )
                                                                                                    107        1,078  
Dividends paid on common stock                                                                        ( )          ( )
                                                                                                  3,341        2,783  
Net cash from financing activities                                                               14,937       68,250  
                                                                                                                      
Cash and cash equivalents:                                                                                            
Net change                                                                                            ( )      2,981  
                                                                                                  3,781               
Beginning balance                                                                                13,224       12,189  
Ending balance                                                                                $   9,443    $  15,170  


                                                                                
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.  

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                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
               Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information                
                       For the Six Months Ended June 30,                        

                                 (in thousands)                                 


                    2024      2023   
                      (unaudited)    
                                     
Interest paid      $ 7,691   $ 7,638 
Income taxes paid  $ 6,734   $ 3,816 



The Company incurred a nominal amount of new financing lease obligations 
during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company incurred $1.7 million 
of new financing lease obligations during the six months ended June 30, 2023. 
These non-cash transactions have been excluded from the Consolidated 
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.



 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.  

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                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
                    Consolidated Statements of Shareholders                     
                                       '                                        
                                     Equity                                     
                                 (in thousands)                                 
                                  (unaudited)                                   


                                              For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024        
                                                      Accumulated                             
                                                         Other                                
                                          Common      Comprehensive    Retained      Total    
                                           Stock         Income        Earnings     Equity    
                                                                                              
Balance at March 31, 2024                $ 137,063        $       -   $ 425,922    $ 562,985  
Net income                                       -                -       7,660        7,660  
Payment of dividends on common stock ($          -                -           ( )          ( )
0.150                                                                     1,670        1,670  
per share)                                                                                    
Stock-based compensation                       478                -           -          478  
Balance at June 30, 2024                 $ 137,541        $       -   $ 431,912    $ 569,453  



                                                    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024         
                                                          Accumulated                              
                                                             Other                                 
                                              Common      Comprehensive     Retained      Total    
                                               Stock         Income         Earnings     Equity    
                                                                                                   
Balance at December 31, 2023                 $ 136,541         $     41    $ 418,896    $ 555,478  
Net income                                           -                -       16,357       16,357  
Payment of dividends on common stock ($              -                -            ( )          ( )
0.300                                                                          3,341        3,341  
per share)                                                                                         
Stock-based compensation                         1,000                -            -        1,000  
Changes in fair value of hedges, net of tax          -                ( )          -            ( )
                                                                     41                        41  
Balance at June 30, 2024                     $ 137,541         $      -    $ 431,912    $ 569,453  



                                                   For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023        
                                                          Accumulated                              
                                                             Other                                 
                                              Common      Comprehensive     Retained      Total    
                                               Stock         Income         Earnings     Equity    
                                                                                                   
Balance at March 31, 2023                    $ 135,131         $  1,007    $ 388,413    $ 524,551  
Net income                                           -                -       15,019       15,019  
Payment of dividends on common stock ($              -                -            ( )          ( )
0.125                                                                          1,392        1,392  
per share)                                                                                         
Stock-based compensation                           435                -            -          435  
Changes in fair value of hedges, net of tax          -                ( )          -            ( )
                                                                    151                       151  
Other                                                -                -            1            1  
Balance at June 30, 2023                     $ 135,566         $    856    $ 402,041    $ 538,463  



                                                    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023         
                                                          Accumulated                              
                                                             Other                                 
                                              Common      Comprehensive     Retained      Total    
                                               Stock         Income         Earnings     Equity    
                                                                                                   
Balance at December 31, 2022                 $ 134,724         $  1,311    $ 379,933    $ 515,968  
Net income                                           -                -       24,891       24,891  
Payment of dividends on common stock ($              -                -            ( )          ( )
0.250                                                                          2,783        2,783  
per share)                                                                                         
Stock-based compensation                           842                -            -          842  
Changes in fair value of hedges, net of tax          -                ( )          -            ( )
                                                                    455                       455  
Balance at June 30, 2023                     $ 135,566         $    856    $ 402,041    $ 538,463  


 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.  

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                              Olympic Steel, Inc.                               
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements              
                                 June 30, 2024                                  




1. Basis of Presentation
   :                    


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the 
financial records of Olympic Steel, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries 
(collectively, Olympic or the Company), without audit and reflect all normal 
and recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary 
to fairly state the results of the interim periods covered by this report. 
Year-to-date results are
not
necessarily indicative of
2024
annual results and these financial statements should be read in conjunction 
with the Company's Annual Report on Form
10
-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023
. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in 
consolidation.

The Company operates in
three
reportable segments: specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and 
tubular and pipe products. The specialty metals flat products segment and the 
carbon flat products segment are at times consolidated and referred to as the 
flat products segments. Some of the flat products segments' assets and 
resources are shared by the specialty metals and carbon flat products 
segments, and both segments' products are stored in the shared facilities and, 
in some locations, processed on shared equipment. As such, total assets and 
capital expenditures are reported in the aggregate for the flat products 
segments. Due to the shared assets and resources, certain of the flat products 
segment expenses are allocated between the specialty metals flat products 
segment and the carbon flat products segment based upon an established 
allocation methodology.

The primary focus of the specialty metals flat products segment is on the 
direct sale and distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled 
sheet and coil products, flat bar products, prime tin mill products and 
fabricated parts. Through acquisitions, the specialty metals flat products 
segment has expanded its geographical footprint and enhanced its product 
offerings in stainless steel and aluminum plate, sheet, angles, flat bar, tube 
and pipe and the manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel bollards 
and water treatment systems.

The primary focus of the carbon flat products segment is on the direct sale 
and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated flat-rolled 
sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. Through acquisitions, the 
carbon flat products segment has expanded its product offerings to include 
self-dumping hoppers and steel and stainless-steel dump inserts for pickup 
truck and service truck beds. Through the acquisition of Metal-Fab, Inc. 
(Metal-Fab), on
January 3, 2023
, the carbon flat products segment further expanded its product offerings to 
include venting, micro air and clean air products for residential, commercial 
and industrial applications.

The flat products segment acts as an intermediary between metals producers and 
manufacturers that require processed metals for their operations. The flat 
products segment serves customers in most metals consuming industries, 
including food service and commercial appliances, manufacturers and 
fabrications of transportation and material handling equipment, construction 
and farm machinery, storage tanks, environmental and energy generation 
equipment, automobiles, military vehicles and equipment, as well as general 
and plate fabricators and metals service centers. These products are primarily 
distributed through a direct sales force.

Combined, the carbon and specialty metals flat products segments have
36
strategically located processing and distribution facilities in the United 
States and
one
in Monterrey, Mexico. Many of our facilities service both the carbon and the 
specialty metals flat products segments, and certain assets and resources are 
shared by the segments. Our geographic footprint allows us to focus on 
regional customers and larger national and multi-national accounts, primarily 
located throughout the midwestern, eastern and southern United States.

The primary focus of the tubular and pipe products segment is on the 
distribution of metal tubing, pipe, bar, valve and fittings and the 
fabrication of pressure parts supplied to various industrial markets. Through 
the acquisition of Central Tube and Bar (CTB), on
October 2, 2023
, the tubular and pipe products segment further expanded its geographical 
footprint and extended its value-added contract manufacturing capabilities. 
The tubular and pipe products segment operates from
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locations in the midwestern and southern United States. The tubular and pipe 
products segment distributes its products primarily through a direct sales 
force.

Corporate expenses are reported as a separate line item for segment reporting 
purposes. Corporate expenses include the unallocated expenses related to 
managing the entire Company (i.e., all
three
segments), including compensation for certain personnel, expenses related to 
being a publicly traded entity such as board of directors' expenses, audit 
expenses, and various other professional fees.


Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In
November 2023
, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards 
Update (ASU)
No.
2023
-
07,
"Segment Reporting (Topic
280
): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure". The objective of this ASU 
is to enhance the disclosures a public entity provides about their reportable 
segments. The ASU does
not
amend any of the existing guidance or requirements in Topic
280,
Segment Reporting. Under the ASU, public entities must disclose incremental 
segment information on both an annual and interim basis. The ASU is effective 
for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2023
and interim periods beginning after
December 15, 2024
, applied retroactively. The Company does
not
anticipate this having a material impact on the Consolidated Financial 
Statements.

In
December 2023
, the FASB issued ASU
No.
2023
-
09,
"Income Taxes (Topic
740
): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures". The objective of this ASU is to 
improve the information a reporting entity provides to users of financial 
statements about the entity's operations and the effects of related tax risks 
and tax planning on the entity's tax rate and potential future cash flows. The 
ASU enhances disclosures regarding the rate reconciliation, income taxes paid 
and other items. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2024
for public business entities. The Company is
not
an early adopter of this guidance and it impacts are
not
included prospectively or retrospectively on the Consolidated Financial 
Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form
10
-Q.


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2. Revenue Recognition:


The Company provides metals processing, distribution and delivery of large 
volumes of processed carbon, coated flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate 
products, aluminum, and stainless flat-rolled products, prime tin mill 
products, flat bar products, metal tubing, pipe, bar, valves, fittings, 
fabricated parts, venting, micro air and clean air products. The Company's 
contracts with customers are comprised of purchase orders with standard terms 
and conditions. Occasionally the Company
may
also have longer-term agreements with customers. Substantially all of the 
contracts with customers require the delivery of metals, which represent 
single performance obligations that are satisfied at a point in time upon 
transfer of control of the product to the customer.

Transfer of control is assessed based on the use of the product distributed 
and rights to payment for performance under the contract terms. Transfer of 
control and revenue recognition for substantially all of the Company's sales 
occur upon shipment or delivery of the product, which is when title, ownership 
and risk of loss pass to the customer and is based on the applicable shipping 
terms. The shipping terms depend on the customer contract. An invoice for 
payment is issued at time of shipment and terms are generally net
30
days. The Company has certain fabrication contracts in
one
business unit for which revenue is recognized over time as performance 
obligations are achieved. This fabrication business is
not
material to the Company's consolidated results.

Within the metals industry, revenue is frequently disaggregated by products 
sold. The table below disaggregates the Company's revenues by segment and 
products sold.


                      Disaggregated Revenue by Products Sold           
                     For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024          
              Specialty                                                
              metals flat     Carbon flat     Tubular and              
               products        products       pipe products     Total  
Specialty            24.9 %             -                 -      24.9 %
Hot Rolled              -            29.4 %               -      29.4 %
Tube                    -               -              16.7 %    16.7 %
Plate                   -            11.9 %               -      11.9 %
Coated                  -            12.1 %               -      12.1 %
Cold Rolled             -             4.3 %               -       4.3 %
Other                   -             0.7 %               -       0.7 %
Total                24.9 %          58.4 %            16.7 %   100.0 %



                      Disaggregated Revenue by Products Sold           
                      For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024           
              Specialty                                                
              metals flat     Carbon flat     Tubular and              
               products        products       pipe products     Total  
Specialty            24.7 %             -                 -      24.7 %
Hot Rolled              -            28.6 %               -      28.6 %
Tube                    -               -              17.5 %    17.5 %
Plate                   -            12.7 %               -      12.7 %
Coated                  -            11.6 %               -      11.6 %
Cold Rolled             -             4.3 %               -       4.3 %
Other                   -             0.6 %               -       0.6 %
Total                24.7 %          57.8 %            17.5 %   100.0 %



                      Disaggregated Revenue by Products Sold           
                     For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023          
              Specialty                                                
              metals flat     Carbon flat     Tubular and              
               products        products       pipe products     Total  
Specialty            25.8 %             -                 -      25.8 %
Hot Rolled              -            30.6 %               -      30.6 %
Tube                    -               -              16.8 %    16.8 %
Plate                   -            12.6 %               -      12.6 %
Coated                  -             5.6 %               -       5.6 %
Cold Rolled             -             4.1 %               -       4.1 %
Other                   -             4.5 %               -       4.5 %
Total                25.8 %          57.4 %            16.8 %   100.0 %



                      Disaggregated Revenue by Products Sold           
                      For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023           
              Specialty                                                
              metals flat     Carbon flat     Tubular and              
               products        products       pipe products     Total  
Specialty            27.4 %             -                 -      27.4 %
Hot Rolled              -            28.9 %               -      28.9 %
Tube                    -               -              16.8 %    16.8 %
Plate                   -            13.1 %               -      13.1 %
Coated                  -             5.0 %               -       5.0 %
Cold Rolled             -             3.8 %               -       3.8 %
Other                   -             5.0 %               -       5.0 %
Total                27.4 %          55.8 %            16.8 %   100.0 %


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3. Accounts Receivable
   :                  


Accounts receivable are presented net of allowances for credit losses and 
unissued credits of $
4.1
million and $
4.2
million as of
June 30, 2024
and
December 31, 2023
, respectively. The allowance for credit losses is maintained at a level 
considered appropriate based on historical experience, specific customer 
collection issues that have been identified, current market conditions and 
estimates for supportable forecasts when appropriate. Estimations are based 
upon a calculated percentage of accounts receivable, which remains fairly 
level from year to year, and judgments about the probable effects of economic 
conditions on certain customers, which can fluctuate significantly from year 
to year. The Company cannot guarantee that the rate of future credit losses 
will be similar to past experience. The Company considers all available 
information when assessing the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses and 
unissued credits.



4. Inventories:


Inventories consisted of the following:


                                  Inventory as of           
(in thousands)           June 30, 2024    December 31, 2023 
Unprocessed                  $ 274,185           $  282,565 
Processed and finished         112,055              103,970 
Totals                       $ 386,240           $  386,535 


The Company values certain of its tubular and pipe products inventory at the 
last-in,
first
-out (LIFO) method. As of
June 30, 2024
and
December 31, 2023
, approximately $
32.3
million, or
8.4
% of consolidated inventory, and $
38.2
million, or
9.9
% of consolidated inventory, respectively, was reported under the LIFO method 
of accounting. The cost of the remainder of the tubular and pipe products 
inventory is determined using a weighted average rolling
first
-in,
first
-out (FIFO) method.

During the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
, the Company recorded $
1.0
million and $
0.6
million of LIFO income, respectively. During the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2023
, the Company recorded $
1.0
million of LIFO income.

If the FIFO method had been in use, inventories would have been $
11.4
million higher than reported as of
June 30, 2024
and $
12.0
million higher than reported at
December 31, 2023
.



5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets:


The Company's intangible assets were recorded in connection with its 
acquisitions of Metal-Fab and CTB in
2023
, Shaw Stainless & Alloy, Inc. (Shaw) in
2021
, Action Stainless & Alloys, Inc. (Action Stainless) in
2020
, EZ Dumper(R) hydraulic dump inserts (EZ Dumper) and McCullough Industries 
(McCullough) in
2019,
Berlin Metals, LLC (Berlin Metals) in
2018
and Chicago Tube and Iron (CTI) in
2011.
The intangible assets were evaluated on the premise of highest and best use to 
a market participant, primarily utilizing the income approach valuation 
methodology.

Goodwill, by reportable unit, was as follows as of
June 30, 2024
and
December 31, 2023
, respectively. The goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.


                                  Carbon Flat    Specialty Metals    Tubular and              
(in thousands)                     Products       Flat Products      Pipe Products    Total   
Balance as of December 31, 2023      $ 34,259          $    9,431         $  8,401   $ 52,091 
Acquisitions                                -                   -                -          - 
Impairments                                 -                   -                -          - 
Balance as of June 30, 2024          $ 34,259          $    9,431         $  8,401   $ 52,091 



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Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following as of
June 30, 2024
and
December 31, 2023
, respectively:


                                                                 As of June 30, 2024               
                                                    Gross Carrying    Accumulated      Intangible  
(in thousands)                                         Amount         Amortization     Assets, Net 
Customer relationships - subject to amortization         $  62,559        $      ( )      $ 45,803 
                                                                            16,756                 
Covenant not to compete - subject to amortization            2,339               ( )         1,452 
                                                                               887                 
Technology and know-how - subject to amortization            7,000               ( )         6,351 
                                                                               649                 
Trade name - not subject to amortization                    36,868               -          36,868 
                                                         $ 108,766        $      ( )      $ 90,474 
                                                                            18,292                 



                                                               As of December 31, 2023             
                                                    Gross Carrying    Accumulated      Intangible  
(in thousands)                                         Amount         Amortization     Assets, Net 
Customer relationships - subject to amortization         $  62,559        $      ( )      $ 47,475 
                                                                            15,084                 
Covenant not to compete - subject to amortization            2,339               ( )         1,660 
                                                                               679                 
Technology and know-how - subject to amortization            7,000               ( )         6,618 
                                                                               382                 
Trade name - not subject to amortization                    36,868               -          36,868 
                                                         $ 108,766        $      ( )      $ 92,621 
                                                                            16,145                 


The Company estimates that amortization expense for its intangible assets 
subject to amortization will be approximately $
4.3
million
per year for the next
two
years,
$
3.8
million
the following year and then $
3.3
million and $
3.0
million, r
espectively, over the next
two
years.



6. Leases
   :     


The components of lease expense were as follows:


                                       For the Three Months        For the Six Months    
                                          Ended June 30,             Ended June 30,      
(in thousands)                         2024             2023       2024           2023   
Operating lease cost                  $ 2,152          $ 2,114    $ 4,549        $ 4,255 
                                                                                         
Finance lease cost:                                                                      
Amortization of right-of-use assets   $   308          $   260    $   592        $   492 
Interest on lease liabilities              43               39         80             75 
Total finance lease cost              $   351          $   299    $   672        $   567 


Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:


                                              For the Three Months        For the Six Months    
                                                 Ended June 30,             Ended June 30,      
(in thousands)                                2024             2023       2024           2023   
Cash paid for lease liabilities:                                                                
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 2,122          $ 2,083    $ 4,509        $ 4,188 
Operating cash flows from finance leases          43               39         80             75 
Financing cash flows from finance leases         314              252        603            472 
Total cash paid for lease liabilities        $ 2,479          $ 2,374    $ 5,192        $ 4,735 


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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:


                                           June 30,     December 31,  
(in thousands)                              2024           2023       
Operating Leases                                                      
Operating lease                            $ 53,899         $ 56,117  
Operating lease accumulated amortization          ( )              ( )
                                             19,602           21,737  
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net      34,297           34,380  
                                                                      
Operating lease current liabilities           6,582            7,813  
Operating lease liabilities                  28,448           27,261  
Total operating lease liabilities          $ 35,030         $ 35,074  
                                                                      
Finance Leases                                                        
Finance lease                                 6,170            5,686  
Finance lease accumulated depreciation            ( )              ( )
                                              3,196            2,615  
Finance lease, net                            2,974            3,071  
                                                                      
Finance lease current liabilities             1,059            1,087  
Finance lease liabilities                     2,028            2,106  
Total finance lease liabilities            $  3,087         $  3,193  
                                                                      
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term                                 
Operating leases (in years)                       6                6  
Finance leases (in years)                         4                4  
                                                                      
Weighted Average Discount Rate                                        
Operating leases                               3.51 %           4.07 %
Finance leases                                 5.45 %           5.06 %


Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:


                                      Operating     Finance  
(in thousands)                         Leases       Leases   
Year Ending December 31,                                     
2024                                   $  4,247     $   644  
2025                                      7,362       1,052  
2026                                      6,418         752  
2027                                      5,161         538  
2028                                      3,970         360  
Thereafter                               18,856          45  
Total future minimum lease payments    $ 46,014     $ 3,391  
Less remaining imputed interest               ( )         ( )
                                         10,984         304  
Total                                  $ 35,030     $ 3,087  


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7. Debt
   :   


The Company's debt is comprised of the following components:


                                                     As of           
                                            June 30,    December 31, 
(in thousands)                               2024          2023      
Asset-based revolving credit facility due  $ 209,186       $ 190,198 
June 16, 2026                                                        
Total debt                                 $ 209,186       $ 190,198 


The Company's ABL Credit Facility is collateralized by the Company's accounts 
receivable, inventory and personal property. The
$
625
million
ABL Cre
dit Facility consists of: (i) a revolving credit facility of up to $
595
million, including a $
20
million sub-limit for letters of credit, and (ii) a
first
in, last out revolving credit facility of up to $
30
million. Under the terms of the ABL Credit Facility, the Company
may,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, request additional 
commitments under the revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal 
amount of up to $
200
million to the extent that existing or new lenders agree to provide such 
additional commitments, and add real estate as collateral at the Company's 
discretion. The ABL Credit Facility matures on
June 16, 2026
.

The ABL Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and 
certain covenants that limit the ability of the Company to, among other 
things: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness~ (ii) pay distributions 
on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated 
debt~ (iii) make investments~ (iv) sell assets~ (v) enter into agreements that 
restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to the 
Company~ (vi) incur liens securing indebtedness~ (vii) consolidate, merge or 
transfer all or substantially all of the Company's assets~ and (viii) engage 
in transactions with affiliates. In addition, the ABL Credit Facility contains 
a financial covenant which requires if any commitments or obligations are 
outstanding and the Company's availability is less than the greater of $
30
million or
10.0
% of the aggregate amount of revolver commitments ($
62.5
million at
June 30, 2024
) or
10.0
% of the aggregat
e borrowing base (
$
55.9
million
at
June 30, 2024
), then the Company must maintain a ratio of Earnings before Interest, Taxes, 
Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) minus certain capital expenditures and 
cash taxes paid to fixed charges of at least
1.00
to
1.00
for the most rec
ent
twelve
fiscal month period.

As of
June 30, 2024
, the Company was in compliance with its covenants and had approximately $
344
million of availability under the ABL Credit Facility.

The Company has the option to borrow under its revolver based on the agent's 
base rate plus a premium ranging
from
0.00
%
to
0.25
%
or the Secur
ed Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a premium ranging fr
om
1.25
%
to
2.75
%
.

As of
June 30, 2024
and
December 31, 2023
, $
1.4
million
and
$
1.7
million
, respect
ively, of bank financing fees were included in "Prepaid expenses and other" 
and "Other long-term assets" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. 
The financing fees are being amortized over the
five
-year term of the ABL Credit Facility and are included in "Interest and other 
expense on debt" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive 
Income.

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8. Derivative Instruments
   :                     


Metals swaps and embedded customer derivatives

Duri
ng
2024
and
2023
, the Co
mpany entered into nickel swaps indexed to the London Metal Exchange (LME) 
price of nickel with
third
-party brokers. The nickel swaps are accounted for as derivatives for 
accounting purposes. The Company entered into them to mitigate its customers' 
risk of volatility in the price of metals. The outstanding nickel swaps mature 
in the
third
and
fourth
quarters of
2024
. The swaps are settled with the brokers at maturity. The economic benefit or 
loss arising from the changes in fair value of the swaps is contractually 
passed through to the customer. The primary risk associated with the metals 
swaps is the ability of customers or
third
-party brokers to honor their agreements with the Company related to 
derivative instruments. If the customer or
third
-party brokers are unable to honor their agreements, the Company's risk of 
loss is the fair value of the metals swaps.

These derivatives have
not
been designated as hedging instruments. The periodic changes in fair value of 
the metals and embedded customer derivative instruments are included in "Cost 
of materials sold" in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The 
Company recognizes derivative positions with both the customer and the
third
party for the derivatives and classifies cash settlement amounts associated 
with them as part of "Cost of materials sold" in the Consolidated Statements 
of Comprehensive Income. The cumulative change in fair value of the metals 
swaps that had
not
yet settled as of
June 30, 2024
, are included in "Other accrued liabilities" and the embedded customer 
derivatives are included in "Accounts receivable, net" on the Consolidated 
Balance Sheets as of
June 30, 2024
.

Fixed rate interest rate hedge

On
January 10, 2019
, the Company entered into a
five
-year forward starting fixed rate interest rate hedge in order to eliminate 
the variability of cash interest payments on
$
75
million
of the outstanding LIBOR based borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility. On
January 3, 2023
, the Company amended the interest rate hedge agreement to use SOFR as the 
reference rate and updated the fixed rate to
2.42
%
from
2.57
%
. The interest rate hedge agreement ended on
January 10, 2024
.

The table below shows the total impact to the Company's Consolidated 
Statements of Comprehensive Income through net income of the derivatives for 
the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
, respectively.


                                            Net Gain (Loss) Recognized               
                                 For the Three Months         For the Six Months     
                                    Ended June 30,              Ended June 30,       
(in thousands)                  2024              2023       2024            2023    
Fixed interest rate hedge        $   -             $ 485      $  55           $ 804  
Metals swaps                       223                 ( )      224               ( )
                                                     500                        776  
Embedded customer derivatives        ( )             500          ( )           776  
                                   223                          224                  
Total gain                       $   -             $ 485      $  55           $ 804  


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9. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
   :                                   


During the
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
, there were
no
transfers of financial assets between Levels
1,
2
or
3
fair value measurements. There have been
no
changes in the methodologies used as of
June 30, 2024
since
December 31, 2023
.

The following table presents information about the Company's assets and 
liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis and 
indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the 
Company:


                                                Value of Items Recorded at Fair Value        
                                                         As of June 30, 2024                 
(in thousands)                             Level 1      Level 2       Level 3        Total   
Assets:                                                                                      
Metal swaps                               $      -      $ 2,375        $    -       $  2,375 
Embedded customer derivative                     -           98             -             98 
Supplemental executive retirement plan      14,124            -             -         14,124 
Total assets at fair value                $ 14,124      $ 2,473        $    -       $ 16,597 
                                                                                             
Liabilities:                                                                                 
Metal swaps                               $      -      $ 2,473        $    -       $  2,473 
Total liabilities recorded at fair value  $      -      $ 2,473        $    -       $  2,473 



                                              Value of Items Recorded at Fair Value        
                                                     As of December 31, 2023               
(in thousands)                           Level 1      Level 2       Level 3        Total   
Assets:                                                                                    
Metal swaps                             $      -      $ 4,458        $    -       $  4,458 
Embedded customer derivative                   -          766             -            766 
Fixed interest rate hedge                      -           55             -             55 
Supplemental executive retirement plan    11,617            -             -         11,617 
Total assets at fair value              $ 11,617      $ 5,279        $    -       $ 16,896 
                                                                                           
Liabilities:                                                                               
Metal swaps                             $      -      $ 5,224        $    -       $  5,224 
Total liabilities at fair value         $      -      $ 5,224        $    -       $  5,224 


The value of the items
not
recorded at fair value represent the carrying value of the liabilities.

The carrying value of the ABL Credit Fa
cility was
$
209.2
million
and
$
190.2
million
at
June 30, 2024
and
December 31, 2023
, respectively.  Management believes that the ABL Credit Facility's carrying 
value approximates its fair value due to the variable interest rate on the ABL 
Credit Facility.



10. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
    :                                     


On
January 10, 2019
, the Company entered into a
five
-year forward starting fixed rate interest rate hedge in order to eliminate 
the variability of cash interest payments on
$
75
million
of the outstanding LIBOR based borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility. On
January 3, 2023
, the Company amended the interest rate hedge agreement to use SOFR as the 
reference rate and updated the fixed rate to
2.42
%
from
2.57
%
. The interest rate hedge agreement ended on
January 10, 2024
.



11. Equity Plans
    :           


Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Olympic Steel
2007
Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Incentive Plan), the Company
may
grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares (RS), 
restricted share units (RSU), performance shares, and other stock- and 
cash-based awards to employees and directors of, and consultants to, the 
Company and its affiliates. Since adoption of the Incentive Plan,
1,400,000
share
s of common stock have been authorized for equity grants. On an annual basis, 
the compensation committee of the Company's Board of Directors awards RSs or 
RSUs to each non-employee director as part of their annual compensation.

The annual award f
or
2024
per director was
$
110,000
of RSs.
Subject to the terms of the Incentive Plan and the RS agreement,
one
-
third
of the RSs vest on each
December
31,
2024,
December 31, 2025
and
December 31, 2026.
The grantee will
not
be entitled to vote on the RSs or receive dividends with respect to RSs until 
they vest.

T
he annual award for
2023
per director was
$80,000
of RSUs. Subject to the terms of the Incentive Plan and the RSU agreement, the
2023
RSUs vest after
one
year of service (from the date of grant). The RSUs are
not
converted into shares of common stock until the director either resigns or is 
terminated from the Company's Board of Directors.

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In
January 2022
, the Company adopted a new C-Suite Long-Term Incentive Plan (the C-Suite 
Plan) that operates under the Senior Manager Stock Incentive Plan. Under the 
C-Suite Plan, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the 
President and Chief Operating Officer are eligible for participation. In each 
calendar year, the Committee
may
award eligible participants a long-term incentive of both a RSU grant and a 
performance stock units (PSU) grant. Additionally, the Committee
may
offer a long-term cash incentive (split equally between service and 
performance-based portions) to supplement both the RSU and PSU grants in order 
to arrive at the total long-term award target. For
2024
, the total long-term award target is $
1.1
million for the Chief Executive Officer, $
0.8
million
for t
he President and Chief Operating Officer and $
0.5
million for the Chief Financial Officer.
For
2023
,
the total
long-term award target was $
1.1
million for the Chief Executive Officer, $
0.6
million for the President and Chief Operating Officer and $
0.3
million for the Chief Financial Officer. The PSUs will vest if the return on 
net assets, calculated as EBITDA divided by Average Accounts Receivable, 
Inventory and Property and Equipment, exce
eds
five
perce
nt. Each RSU and service-based cash incentive vests
three
years after the grant date. Each vested RSU will convert into the right to 
receive
one
share of common stock. During
2024
, a total of
17,243
RSUs and
17,243
PSUs were granted to the participants under the C-Suite Plan, and $
37,400
and $
37,400
, respectively, were granted in service-based and performance-based cash 
awards. During
2023
, a total of
20,000
RSUs and
20,000
PSUs were granted to the participants under the C-Suite Plan, and $
0.3
million million and $
0.3
million million, respectively, were granted in service-based and performance-bas
ed cash awards. If the return on net assets falls below
5
percent,
no
performance-based incentive will be awarded. The maximum performance-based 
award is achieved if return on net assets exceeds
ten
percent, and is capped at
150
% of the grant.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized on RSUs for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
, respectively, is summarized in the following table:


                                         For the Three Months Ended        For the Six Months Ended    
                                                  June 30,                         June 30,            
(in thousands, except per share data)    2024                  2023         2024                2023   
RS and RSU expense before taxes           $  521                $  435      $ 1,000              $ 842 
RS and RSU expense after taxes            $  373                $  303      $   724              $ 598 


All pre-tax charges related to RS and RSU were included in the caption 
"Administrative and general" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of 
Comprehensive Income.

The following table summarizes the activity related to RS for the
three
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
, respectively:


                                 As of June 30, 2024              As of June 30, 2023       
                             Number of    Weighted Average    Number of    Weighted Average 
                              Shares       Granted Price       Shares       Granted Price   
Outstanding at December 31           -          $        -            -          $        - 
Granted                         10,050               65.65            -                   - 
Outstanding at June 30          10,050          $    65.65            -          $        - 
Vested at June 30                    -          $        -            -          $        - 


The following table summarizes the activity related to RSU for the
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
, respectively:


                                As of June 30, 2024            As of June 30, 2023      
                            Number of    Weighted Average  Number of    Weighted Average
                             Shares       Granted Price     Shares       Granted Price  
Outstanding at December 31    662,103          $    20.28    617,518          $    18.95
Granted                        34,486               66.70     49,768               36.63
Converted into shares               -                   -          ( )             18.78
                                                               2,610                    
Forfeited                           ( )             16.99          ( )             19.65
                                2,570                          2,573                    
Outstanding at June 30        694,019          $    22.60    662,103          $    20.28
Vested at June 30             529,725          $    20.10    436,341          $    24.98




12. Income Taxes
    :           


For the
three
months ended
June 30, 2024
, the Company recorded an i
ncome tax provision of $
3.0
million
, or
28.4
%
, compared to an income tax provision of $
6.5
million
, or
30.3
%
, for the
three
months ended
June 30, 2023
. For the
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $
6.2
million, or
27.6
%, compared to an income tax provision of $
10.1
million, or
28.9
%, for the
six
months ended
June 30, 2023
.

The tax provision for the interim period is determined using an estimate of 
the Company's annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items that are 
taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter, the Company updates 
the estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if the estimated tax rate 
changes, the Company makes a cumulative adjustment.

The quarterly tax provision and the quarterly estimate of the annual effective 
tax rate is subject to significant volatility due to several factors, 
including variability in accurately predicting the Company's pre-tax and 
taxable income and the mix of jurisdictions to which they relate, changes in 
law and relative changes of expenses or losses for which tax benefits are
not
recognized. Additionally, the effective tax rate can be more or less volatile 
based on the amount of pre-tax income. For example, the impact of discrete 
items and non-deductible expenses on the effective tax rate is greater when 
pre-tax income is lower.

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13. Shares Outstanding and Earnings Per Share
    :                                        


Earnings per share have been calculated based on the weighted average number 
of shares outstanding as set forth below:


                                                                  For the Three Months Ended        For the Six Months Ended    
                                                                           June 30,                         June 30,            
(in thousands, except per share data)                              2024                 2023         2024               2023    
Weighted average basic shares outstanding                           11,662               11,569       11,663             11,570 
Assumed exercise of stock options and issuance of stock awards           -                    3            -                  2 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding                         11,662               11,572       11,663             11,572 
Net income                                                        $  7,660             $ 15,019     $ 16,357           $ 24,891 
Basic earnings per share                                          $   0.66             $   1.30     $   1.40           $   2.15 
Diluted earnings per share                                        $   0.66             $   1.30     $   1.40           $   2.15 
Unvested RSs and RSUs                                                  164                  226          164                226 




14. Stock Repurchase Program
    :                       


On
October 2, 2015
, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock 
repurchase prog
ram of up to
550,000
shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock, which could 
include open market repurchases, negotiated block transactions, accelerated 
stock repurchases or open market solicitations for shares, all or some of which

may
be effected through Rule
10b5
-
1
plans. Any of the repurchased shares are held in the Company's treasury, or 
canceled and retired as the Board
may
determine from time to time. Any repurchases of common stock are subject to 
the covenants contained in the ABL Credit Facility. Under the ABL Credit 
Facility, the Company
may
repurchase common stock and pay dividends up to
$
15
million
in the aggregate during any trailing
twelve
months without restrictions. Purchases of common stock or dividend payments in 
excess of
$15
million
in the aggregate require the Company to (i) maintain availability in excess of
20.0
%
of the aggregate revolver commitments (
$
125.0
million
at
June 30, 2024
) or (ii) to maintain availability equal to or greater than
15.0
%
of the aggregate revolver commitments (
$
93.8
million
at
June 30, 2024
) and the Company must maintain a pro-forma ratio of EBITDA minus certain 
capital expenditures and cash taxes paid to fixed charges of at least
1.00
to
1.00
.

There were
no
shares repurchased during the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
.  As of
June 30, 2024
,
360,212
shares remain authorized for repurchase under the program.

At-the-Market Equity Program

On
September 3, 2021
, the Company commenced an at-the-market (ATM) equity program under its shelf 
registration statement, which allows it to sell and issue up to $
50
million in shares of its common stock from time to time. The Company entered 
into an Equity Distribution Agreement on
September 3, 2021
with KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (KeyBanc) relating to the issuance and sale 
of shares of common stock pursuant to the program. KeyBanc is
not
required to sell any specific amount of securities but will act as the 
Company's sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with 
its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between 
KeyBanc and the Company. KeyBanc will be entitled to compensation for shares 
sold pursuant to the program of
2.0
% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under the Equity 
Distribution Agreement.
No
shares were sold under the ATM program during the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
.



15. Segment Information
    :                  


The Company follows the accounting guidance that requires the utilization of a 
"management approach" to define and report the financial results of operating 
segments. The management approach defines operating segments along the lines 
used by the Company's chief operating decision maker (CODM) to assess 
performance and make operating and resource allocation decisions. The CODM 
evaluates performance and allocates resources based primarily on operating 
income. The operating segments are based primarily on internal management 
reporting.

The Company operates in
three
reportable segments; specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and 
tubular and pipe products. The specialty metals flat products segment and the 
carbon flat products segment are at times consolidated and referred to as the 
flat products segments, as certain of the flat products segments' assets and 
resources are shared by the specialty metals and carbon flat products segments 
and both segments' products are stored in the shared facilities and, in some 
locations, processed on shared equipment. Since the
October 2, 2023
acquisition, CTB's financial results are included in the tubular and pipe 
products segment.

Corporate expenses are reported as a separate line item for segment reporting 
purposes. Corporate expenses include the unallocated expenses related to 
managing the entire Company (i.e., all
three
segments), including compensation for certain personnel, expenses related to 
being a publicly traded entity such as board of directors' expenses, audit 
expenses, and various other professional fees.

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The following table provides financial information by segment and reconciles 
the Company's operating income by segment to the consolidated income before 
income taxes for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2024
and
2023
, respectively.


                                           For the Three Months Ended         For the Six Months Ended     
                                                    June 30,                          June 30,             
(in thousands)                              2024                2023           2024              2023      
Net sales                                                                                                  
Specialty metals flat products             $ 130,873           $ 147,000    $   260,407       $   313,564  
Carbon flat products                         307,755             326,629        608,730           636,447  
Tubular and pipe products                     87,622              95,639        183,755           192,333  
Total net sales                            $ 526,250           $ 569,268    $ 1,052,892       $ 1,142,344  
                                                                                                           
Depreciation and amortization                                                                              
Specialty metals flat products             $     929           $   1,023    $     1,917       $     2,007  
Carbon flat products                           4,112               3,716          8,193             7,323  
Tubular and pipe products                      2,168               1,716          4,416             3,309  
Corporate                                         18                  18             35                35  
Total depreciation and amortization        $   7,227           $   6,473    $    14,561       $    12,674  
                                                                                                           
Operating income                                                                                           
Specialty metals flat products             $   7,849           $   6,679    $    11,780       $    15,938  
Carbon flat products                           5,361              14,695         14,018            20,641  
Tubular and pipe products                      6,497               9,371         14,124            19,112  
Corporate expenses                                 ( )                 ( )            ( )               ( )
                                               4,597               4,973          8,874            12,196  
Total operating income                     $  15,110           $  25,772    $    31,048       $    43,495  
Other loss, net                                   21                  28             40                39  
Income before interest and income taxes       15,089              25,744         31,008            43,456  
Interest and other expense on debt             4,393               4,203          8,403             8,426  
Income before income taxes                 $  10,696           $  21,541    $    22,605       $    35,030  



                              For the Six Months Ended    
                                      June 30,            
(in thousands)                 2024               2023    
Capital expenditures                                      
Flat products segments        $ 10,159           $  8,977 
Tubular and pipe products        3,082              6,083 
Corporate                            -                 57 
Total capital expenditures    $ 13,241           $ 15,117 



                                      As of            
                            June 30,      December 31, 
(in thousands)                2024           2023      
Assets                                                 
Flat products segments     $   665,840       $ 649,744 
Tubular and pipe products      339,175         333,677 
Corporate                        1,281           1,414 
Total assets               $ 1,006,296       $ 984,835 


There were
no
material revenue transactions between the specialty metals products, carbon 
flat products and tubular and pipe products segments.

The Company sells certain products internationally, primarily in Canada and 
Mexico. International sales are immaterial to the consolidated financial 
results and to the individual segments' results.

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our 
unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes contained 
herein and our consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 2023. The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain forward-looking 
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ 
materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. 
Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, those 
discussed under Item 1A (Risk Factors) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
the year ended December 31, 2023, and in Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) in 
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following section is qualified in its 
entirety by the more detailed information, including our financial statements 
and the notes thereto, which appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q.

Forward-Looking Information

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents we file with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, contain various forward-looking 
statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and 
projections about our future performance, business, our beliefs and 
management's assumptions. In addition, we, or others on our behalf, may make 
forward-looking statements in press releases or written statements, or in our 
communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal 
course of business through meetings, conferences, webcasts, phone calls and 
conference calls. Words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "should," 
"intend," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "project," "plan," "potential," and 
"continue," as well as the negative of these terms or similar expressions are 
intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to 
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 
1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and 
uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from 
those implied by such statements including, but not limited to:


  risks of falling metals prices and inventory devaluation;


  supply disruptions and inflationary pressures, including the availability 
  and rising costs of transportation, energy, logistical services and labor;


  risks associated with shortages of skilled labor, increased labor costs and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;


  supplier consolidation or addition of new capacity;                        
  rising interest rates and their impacts on our variable interest rate debt;


  risks associated with the invasion of Ukraine, including economic sanctions, and the conflicts in the Middle East,   
  or additional war, military conflict, or hostilities could adversely affect global metals supply and pricing;        
  general and global business, economic, financial and political conditions, including, but not limited to,            
  recessionary conditions, legislation passed under the current administration and the 2024 U.S. presidential election;
  reduced production schedules, layoffs or work stoppages                                                              
  by our own, our suppliers' or customers' personnel;                                                                  


  risks associated with supply chain disruption resulting from the imbalance of metal supply and end-user demands, including
  additional shutdowns as a result of infectious disease outbreaks in large markets, such as China, and other factors;      


  our ability to successfully integrate recent acquisitions into our business and risks inherent with the acquisitions in the
  achievement of expected results, including whether the acquisition will be accretive and within the expected timeframe;    
  the adequacy of our existing information technology and business                                                           
  system software, including duplication and security processes;                                                             


  the levels of imported steel in the United States and the tariffs initiated    
  by the U.S. government in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion        
  Act of 1962 and imposed tariffs and duties on exported steel or other products,
  U.S. trade policy and its impact on the U.S. manufacturing industry;           


  the inflation or deflation existing within the metals industry, as well as product mix and inventory levels on hand, which can
  impact our cost of materials sold as a result of the fluctuations in the last-in, first-out, or LIFO, inventory valuation;    


  risks associated with infectious disease outbreaks, including, but not limited to   
  customer closures, reduced sales and profit levels, slower payment of accounts      
  receivable and potential increases in uncollectible accounts receivable, falling    
  metals prices that could lead to lower of cost or net realizable value inventory    
  adjustments and the impairment of intangible and long-lived assets, negative impacts
  on our liquidity position, inability to access our traditional financing sources    
  and increased costs associated with and less ability to access funds under our      
  asset-based credit facility, or ABL Credit Facility, and the capital markets;       
  increased customer demand                                                           
  without corresponding                                                               
  increase in metal supply could lead                                                 
  to an inability to meet customer demand                                             
  and result in lower sales and profits;                                              


  competitive factors such as the availability, and global pricing of metals and production levels,   
  industry shipping and inventory levels and rapid fluctuations in customer demand and metals pricing;


  customer, supplier and competitor consolidation, bankruptcy or insolvency;


  the timing and outcomes of inventory lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments and LIFO income or expense;


  reduced availability and productivity of our employees, increased operational    
  risks as a result of remote work arrangements, including the potential effects on
  internal controls, as well as cybersecurity risks and increased vulnerability to 
  security breaches, information technology disruptions and other similar events;  


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  cyclicality and volatility within the metals industry;


  fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and the related impact on foreign
  steel pricing, U.S. exports, and foreign imports to the United States;        


  the successes of our efforts and initiatives to improve working capital turnover and cash flows, and achieve cost savings;


  risks and uncertainties associated with intangible assets, including
  impairment charges related to indefinite lived intangible assets;   


  our ability to generate free cash flow through operations and repay debt;


  the amounts, successes and our ability to continue our capital investments and strategic growth
  initiatives, including acquisitions and our business information system implementations;       


  events or circumstances that could adversely impact the successful operation of our processing equipment and operations;


  the impacts of union organizing activities and the success of union contract renewals;


  changes in laws or regulations or the manner of their interpretation or enforcement could impact our
  financial performance and restrict our ability to operate our business or execute our strategies;   


  events or circumstances that could impair or adversely impact the carrying value of any of our assets;


  our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;


  our ability to repurchase shares of our common stock and the amounts and timing of repurchases, if any;


  our ability to sell shares of our common stock under the at-the-market equity program; and


  unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation, arbitration and         
  environmental matters, including any developments that would require any increase in our costs for such contingencies.


Should one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or 
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary 
materially from those anticipated, intended, expected, believed, estimated, 
projected or planned. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these 
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We 
undertake no obligation to republish revised forward-looking statements to 
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances after the date 
hereof, except as otherwise required by law.

Overview

We are a leading metals service center focused on the direct sale and 
value-added processing of carbon and coated sheet, plate and coil products; 
stainless steel sheet, plate, bar and coil; aluminum sheet, plate and coil; 
pipe, tube bar, valves and fittings, tin plate and metal-intensive end-use 
products. We provide metals processing and distribution services for a wide 
range of customers. We operate in three reportable segments: specialty metals 
flat products, carbon flat products, and tubular and pipe products. Our 
specialty metals flat products segment's focus is on the direct sale and 
distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheet and coil 
products, flat bar products, prime tin mill products and fabricated parts. 
Through acquisitions, our specialty metals flat products segment has expanded 
its geographical footprint and enhanced its product offerings in stainless 
steel and aluminum plate, sheet, angles, rounds, flat bar, tube and pipe and 
the manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel bollards and water 
treatment systems. Our carbon flat products segment's focus is on the direct 
sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated 
flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. Through 
acquisitions, our carbon flat products segment has expanded its product 
offerings to include self-dumping metal hoppers and steel and stainless-steel 
dump inserts for pickup truck and service truck beds. Through the acquisition 
of Metal-Fab, Inc., or Metal-Fab, on January 3, 2023, the carbon flat products 
segment further expanded its product offerings to include venting, micro air 
and clean air products for residential, commercial and industrial 
applications. Our tubular and pipe products segment's focus is on the 
distribution of metal tubing, pipe, bar, valves and fittings and the 
fabrication of parts supplied to various industrial markets. Through the 
acquisition of Central Tube and Bar, or CTB, on October 2, 2023, the tubular 
and pipe products segment further expanded its geographic footprint and 
extended its value-added contract manufacturing capabilities. We also perform 
toll processing of customer-owned metals. We sell certain products 
internationally, primarily in Canada and Mexico. International sales are 
immaterial to our consolidated financial results and to the individual 
segments' results.

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Our results of operations are affected by numerous external factors including, 
but not limited to: metals pricing, demand and availability~ the availability, 
and increased costs of labor~ global supply, the level of metals imported into 
the United States, tariffs, and inventory held in the supply chain~ general 
and global business, economic, financial, banking and political conditions~ 
competition~ layoffs or work stoppages by our own, our suppliers' or our 
customers' personnel; fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar to foreign 
currencies; transportation and energy costs~ pricing and availability of raw 
materials used in the production of metals and customers' ability to manage 
their credit line availability. The metals industry also continues to be 
affected by the addition of new capacity and the global consolidation of our 
suppliers, competitors and end-use customers.

Like other metals service centers, we maintain substantial inventories of 
metals to accommodate the short lead times and just-in-time delivery 
requirements of our customers. Accordingly, we purchase metals in an effort to 
maintain our inventory at levels that we believe to be appropriate to satisfy 
the anticipated needs of our customers based upon customer forecasts, historic 
buying practices, supply agreements with customers and market conditions. Our 
commitments to purchase metals are generally at prevailing market prices in 
effect at the time we place our orders. From time to time, we have entered 
into pass-through nickel swaps at the request of our customers in order to 
mitigate our customers' risk of volatility in the price of metals. We have no 
long-term, fixed-price metals purchase contracts. When metals prices decline, 
customer demands for lower prices and our competitors' responses to those 
demands could result in lower sale prices and, consequently, lower gross 
profits and earnings as we use existing metals inventory. When metals prices 
increase, competitive conditions will influence how much of the price increase 
we can pass on to our customers. To the extent we are unable to pass on future 
price increases in our raw materials to our customers, the net sales and gross 
profits of our business could be adversely affected.

At June 30, 2024, we employed approximately 2,188 people.  Approximately 245 
of the hourly plant personnel at the facilities listed below are represented 
by seven separate collective bargaining units.  The table below shows the 
expiration dates of the collective bargaining agreements.


Facility                       Expiration date   
Hammond, Indiana               November 30, 2024 
Locust, North Carolina         March 4, 2025     
St. Paul, Minnesota            May 25, 2025      
Romeoville, Illinois           May 31, 2025      
Minneapolis (coil), Minnesota  September 30, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana          January 29, 2026  
Minneapolis (plate), Minnesota March 31, 2027    


We have never experienced a work stoppage and we believe that our relationship 
with employees is good. However, any prolonged work stoppages by our personnel 
represented by collective bargaining units could have a material adverse 
impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash 
flows.

Reportable Segments

We operate in three reportable segments: specialty metals flat products, 
carbon flat products and tubular and pipe products. The specialty metals flat 
products segment and the carbon flat products segment are at times 
consolidated and referred to as the flat products segment. Some of the flat 
products segments' assets and resources are shared by the specialty metals and 
carbon flat products segments and both segments' products are stored in the 
shared facilities and, in some locations, processed on shared equipment. As 
such, total assets and capital expenditures are reported in the aggregate for 
the flat products segments. Due to the shared assets and resources, certain of 
the flat products segment expenses are allocated between the specialty metals 
flat products segment and the carbon flat products segment based upon an 
established allocation methodology.

We follow the accounting guidance that requires the utilization of a 
"management approach" to define and report the financial results of operating 
segments. The management approach defines operating segments along the lines 
used by the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, to assess performance and 
make operating and resource allocation decisions. Our CODM evaluates 
performance and allocates resources based primarily on operating income. Our 
operating segments are based primarily on internal management reporting.


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Due to the nature of the products sold in each segment, there are significant 
differences in the segments' average selling price and the cost of materials 
sold. The specialty metals flat products segment generally has the highest 
average selling price among the three segments followed by the tubular and 
pipe products segment and carbon flat products segment. Due to the nature of 
the tubular and pipe products, we do not report tons sold or per ton 
information. Gross profit per ton is generally higher in the specialty metals 
flat products segment than the carbon flat products segment. Gross profit as a 
percentage of net sales is generally higher in the tubular and pipe products 
and specialty metals flat products segments than the carbon flat products 
segment. Due to the differences in average selling prices, gross profit and 
gross profit percentage among the segments, a change in the mix of sales could 
impact total net sales, gross profit, and gross profit percentage. In 
addition, certain inventory in the tubular and pipe products segment is valued 
under the LIFO method. Adjustments to the LIFO inventory value are recorded to 
cost of materials sold and may impact the gross margin and gross margin 
percentage at the consolidated Company and tubular and pipe products segment 
levels.

Specialty metals flat products

The primary focus of our specialty metals flat products segment is on the 
direct sale and distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled 
sheet and coil products, flat bar products, prime tin mill products and 
fabricated parts. Through acquisitions, our specialty metals flat products 
segment has expanded its geographical footprint and enhanced its product 
offerings in stainless steel and aluminum plate, sheet, angles, rounds, flat 
bar, tube and pipe and the manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel 
bollards and water treatment systems. We act as an intermediary between metals 
producers and manufacturers that require processed metals for their 
operations. We serve customers in various industries, including manufacturers 
of food service and commercial appliances, agriculture equipment, 
transportation and automotive equipment. We distribute these products 
primarily through a direct sales force.

Carbon flat products

The primary focus of our carbon flat products segment is on the direct sale 
and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated flat-rolled 
sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. Through acquisitions, our 
carbon flat products segment has expanded its product offerings to include 
self-dumping hoppers and steel and stainless-steel dump inserts for pickup 
truck and service truck beds. Through the acquisition of Metal-Fab on January 
3, 2023, the carbon flat products segment further expanded its product 
offerings to include venting, micro air and clean air products for 
residential, commercial and industrial applications. We act as an intermediary 
between metals producers and manufacturers that require processed metals for 
their operations. We serve customers in most metals consuming industries, 
including manufacturers and fabricators of transportation and material 
handling equipment, construction and farm machinery, storage tanks, 
environmental and energy generation equipment, automobiles, military vehicles 
and equipment, as well as general and plate fabricators and metals service 
centers. We distribute these products primarily through a direct sales force.


Combined, the carbon and specialty metals flat products segments have 36 
strategically-located processing and distribution facilities in the United 
States and one in Monterrey, Mexico. Many of our facilities service both the 
carbon and the specialty metals flat products segments, and certain assets and 
resources are shared by the segments. Our geographic footprint allows us to 
focus on regional customers and larger national and multi-national accounts, 
primarily located throughout the midwestern, eastern and southern United 
States.

Tubular and pipe products

The primary focus of our tubular and pipe products segment is on the 
distribution of metal tubing, pipe, bar, valve and fittings and the 
fabrication of pressure parts supplied to various industrial markets. Through 
the acquisition of CTB on October 2, 2023, the tubular and pipe products 
segment further expanded its geographic footprint and extended its value-added 
contract manufacturing capabilities. The tubular and pipe products segment 
operates from 10 locations in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The 
tubular and pipe products segment distributes its products primarily through a 
direct sales force.

Corporate expenses

Corporate expenses are reported as a separate line item for segment reporting 
purposes. Corporate expenses include the unallocated expenses related to 
managing the entire Company (i.e., all three segments), including compensation 
for certain personnel, expenses related to being a publicly traded entity such 
as board of directors' expenses, audit expenses, and various other 
professional fees.

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Results of Operations

Our results of operations are impacted by the market price of metals.  Metals 
prices fluctuate significantly and changes to our net sales, cost of materials 
sold, gross profit, cost of inventory and profitability, are all impacted by 
industry metals pricing.
Index pricing on carbon steel decreased during the
second
quarter of
2024
by 10.7%, and decreased during the first six months of 2024 by 38.7%. Hot 
rolled coil index prices were 23.2% lower in the second quarter of 2024 
compared to the second quarter of 2023
.  Metals prices in our specialty metals flat-product segment decreased during 
the six months ended June 30, 2024
, primarily due to a 8.2% decrease in stainless steel surcharges
. Despite the decline in stainless steel surcharges experienced in the six 
months of 2024, stainless steel surcharges increased 15.0% in the second 
quarter of 2024 when compared to the first quarter of 2024. The average price 
of stainless surcharges decreased 31.5% during the first six months of 2024 
compared to the six three months of 2023.

Transactional or "spot" selling prices generally move in tandem with market 
price changes, while fixed selling prices typically lag and reset quarterly. 
Similarly, inventory costs (and, therefore, cost of materials sold) tend to 
move slower than market selling price changes due to mill lead times and 
inventory turnover impacting the rate of change in average cost. When average 
selling prices decrease, and net sales decrease, gross profit and operating 
expenses as a percentage of net sales will generally increase.

Consolidated Operations

The following table presents consolidated operating results for the periods 
indicated (dollars are shown in thousands):


                             For the Three Months                         For the Six Months              
                                Ended June 30,                              Ended June 30,                
                           2024                 2023                  2024                   2023         
                                 % of                 % of                   % of                   % of  
                                 net                  net                    net                    net   
                        $        sales       $        sales        $         sales        $         sales 
Net                 $ 526,250    100.0   $ 569,268    100.0   $ 1,052,892    100.0   $ 1,142,344    100.0 
sales                                                                                                     
Cost of materials     406,547     77.3     441,872     77.6       814,085     77.3       894,508     78.3 
sold (a)                                                                                                  
Gross                 119,703     22.7     127,396     22.4       238,807     22.7       247,836     21.7 
profit (b)                                                                                                
Operating             104,593     19.9     101,624     17.9       207,759     19.7       204,341     17.9 
expenses (c)                                                                                              
Operating              15,110      2.8      25,772      4.5        31,048      3.0        43,495      3.8 
income                                                                                                    
Other                      21      0.0          28      0.0            40      0.0            39      0.0 
loss, net                                                                                                 
Interest and other      4,393      0.8       4,203      0.7         8,403      0.8         8,426      0.7 
expense on debt                                                                                           
Income before          10,696      2.0      21,541      3.8        22,605      2.2        35,030      3.1 
income taxes                                                                                              
Income                  3,036      0.5       6,522      1.2         6,248      0.6        10,139      0.9 
taxes                                                                                                     
Net                 $   7,660      1.5   $  15,019      2.6   $    16,357      1.6   $    24,891      2.2 
income                                                                                                    


(a) Includes $1,000  and $600 of LIFO income, respectively, for the three and 
six months ended June 30, 2024. Includes $1,000 of LIFO income for the three 
and six months ended June 30, 2023.
(b) Gross profit is calculated as net sales less the cost of materials sold.
(c) Operating expenses are calculated as total costs and expenses less the 
cost of materials sold.

Net sales decreased $43.0 million, or 7.6%, to $526.3 million in the second 
quarter of 2024 from $569.3 million in the second quarter of 2023. Specialty 
metals flat products net sales were 24.9% of total net sales in the second 
quarter of 2024 compared to 25.8% of total net sales in the second quarter of 
2023. Carbon flat products net sales were 58.5% of total net sales in the 
second quarter of 2024 compared to 57.4% of total net sales in the second 
quarter of 2023. Tubular and pipe produc
ts net sales were
16.7%
of total net sales in the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to
16.8%
of total net sales in the
second
quarter of
2023
. The decrease in net sales was due to a consolidated 10.1%
decrease in average selling prices during the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to the
second
quarter of
2023
partially offset by a 2.8%
increase in sales volume.

Net sales decreased $89.5 million, or 7.8%, to $1.1 billion in the first six 
months of 2024 from $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2023. Specialty 
metals flat products net sales were 24.7% of total net sales in the first six 
months of 2024 compared to 27.4% of total net sales in the first six months of 
2023. Carbon flat products net sales were 57.8% of total net sales in the 
first six months of 2024 compared to 55.7% of total net sales in the first six 
months of 2023. Tubular and pipe produc
ts net sales were 17.5%
of total net sales in the
first six months
of
2024
compared to 16.8%
of total net sales in the
first six months
of
2023
. The decrease in net sales was due to a consolidated 9.6%
decrease in average selling prices during the
first six months
of
2024
compared to the
first six months
of
2023
partially offset by a 1.9%
increase in sales volume.

Cost of materials sold decreased $35.3 million, or 8.0%, to $406.6 million in 
the second quarter of 2024 from $441.9 million in the second quarter of 2023. 
Cost of materials sold decreased $80.4 million, or 9.0%, to $814.1 million in 
the first six months of 2024 from $894.5 million in the first six months of 
2023.
The decrease in cost of materials sold in the
second
quarter and first
six
months of
2024
is related to the decreased metals pricing discussed above in Results of 
Operations.

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As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as defined in footnote (b) in the 
table above) increased to 22.7% in the second quarter of 2024 from 22.4% in 
the second quarter of 2023. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as 
defined in footnote (b) in the table above) increased to 22.7% in the first 
six months of 2024 from 21.7% in the first six months of 2023.
The increase in the gross profit as a percentage of net sales is due to the 
average cost of inventory decreasing more than the average selling prices.

Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2024 increased $3.0 million, or 
2.9%, to $104.6 million from $101.6 million in the second quarter of 2023. As 
a percentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to 19.9% for the 
second quarter of 2024 from 17.9% in the second quarter of 2023. Operating 
expenses in the specialty metals flat products segment increased $0.4 million, 
operating expenses in the carbon flat products segment decreased $0.5 million, 
operating expenses in the tubular and pipe products segment increased $3.5 
million and Corporate expenses decreased $0.4 million in the second quarter of 
2024 compared to the second quarter of 2023.
The increase in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily 
attributable to the inclusion of CTB operating expenses in 2024 partially 
offset by lower variable performance-based compensation.

Operating expenses in the first six months of 2024 increased $3.4 million, or 
1.7%, to $207.8 million from $204.3 million in the first six months of 2023. 
As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to 19.7% for the 
first six months of 2024 from 17.9% in the first six months of 2023. Operating 
expenses in the specialty metals flat products segment decreased $1.2 million, 
operating expenses in the carbon flat products segment increased $0.8 million, 
operating expenses in the tubular and pipe products segment increased $7.2 
million and Corporate expenses decreased $3.3 million in the first six months 
of 2024 compared to the first six months of 2023.
The increase in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily 
attributable to the inclusion of CTB operating expenses in 2024 partially 
offset by lower variable performance-based compensation and the year-over-year 
absence of acquisition-related expenses.

Interest and ot
her expense on debt totaled $
4.4
million, or 0.8% of net sales, in the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to $
4.2
million, or 0.7% of net sales, in the
second
quarter of
2023
.
Interest and ot
her expense on debt totaled $8.4
million, or 0.8% of net sales, in the
first six months
of
2024
compared to $8.4
million, or 0.7% of net sales, in the
first six months
of
2023
. The decrease in the first six months of 2024 compared to the first six 
months of 2023 was due to lower average borrowings partially offset by a 
higher effective borrowing rate.
Our effective borrowing rate, exclusive of deferred financing fees and 
commitment fees, was 7.1%
for the first
six
months of
2024
compared to 5.4%
for the first
six
months of
2023
, primarily due to the expiration of the interest rate hedge in January 2024.

In the second quarter of 2024, income before income taxes totaled $10.7 
million compared to income before income taxes of $21.5 million in the second 
quarter of 2023. In the first six months of 2024, income before income taxes 
totaled $22.6 million compared to income before income taxes of $35.0 million 
in the first six months of 2023.

An income tax provision of 28.4% was recorded for the second quarter of 2024, 
compared to an income tax provision of 30.3% for the second quarter of 2023. 
An income tax provision of 27.6% was recorded for the first six months of 
2024, compared to an income tax provision of 28.9% for the first six months of 
2023.
Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our 
annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items that are considered in 
the relevant period.  Each quarter, we update our estimate of the annual 
effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a 
cumulative adjustment.

Net income for the second quarter of 2024 totaled $7.7 million, or $ 0.66 per 
basic share and diluted share, compared to net income of $15.0 million, or $ 
1.30 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2023. Net income 
for the first six months of 2024 totaled $16.4 million, or $ 1.40 per basic 
share and diluted share, compared to net income of $24.9 million, or $ 2.15 
per basic and diluted share, for the first six months of 2023.

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Segment Operations

Specialty metals flat products

The following table presents selected operating results for our specialty 
metals flat products segment for the periods indicated (dollars are shown in 
thousands, except for per ton information):


                                    For the Three Months Ended June 30,              For the Six Months Ended June 30,       
                                       2024                    2023                    2024                    2023          
                                            % of net                % of net                % of net                % of net 
                                             sales                   sales                   sales                   sales   
Direct tons sold                  30,480                  28,095                  59,413                  59,643             
Toll tons sold                     1,215                     616                   2,185                   1,584             
Total tons sold                   31,695                  28,711                  61,598                  61,227             
                                                                                                                             
Net sales                      $ 130,873       100.0   $ 147,000       100.0   $ 260,407       100.0   $ 313,564       100.0 
Average selling price per ton      4,129                   5,120                   4,228                   5,121             
Cost of materials sold           104,944        80.2     122,600        83.4     212,534        81.6     260,313        83.0 
Gross profit (a)                  25,929        19.8      24,400        16.6      47,873        18.4      53,251        17.0 
Operating expenses (b)            18,080        13.8      17,721        12.1      36,093        13.9      37,313        11.9 
Operating income               $   7,849         6.0   $   6,679         4.5   $  11,780         4.5   $  15,938         5.1 


(a) Gross profit is calculated as net sales less the cost of materials sold.
(b) Operating expenses are calculated as total costs and expenses less the 
cost of materials sold.

Tons sold by our specialty metals flat products segment increased by 10.4% to 
31 thousand in the second quarter of 2024 from 28 thousand in the second 
quarter of 2023. Tons sold by our specialty metals flat products segment 
increased 0.6% to 61 thousand in the first six months of 2024 from 61 thousand 
in the first six months of 2023. The increase in tons sold was due to a shift 
towards higher volume distribution services. We do not report tons sold for 
our end-use products.

Net sales in our specialty metals flat products segment decreased $16.1 
million, or 11.0%, to $130.9 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $147.0 
million in the second quarte
r of
2023
. The decrease in sales was due to a 19.4%
decrease in average selling prices offset by a 10.4% increase in sales volume 
during the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to the
second
quarter of
2023
. Average selling prices in the
second
quarter of
2024
were $4,129
per ton, compared with $5,120
per ton in the
second
quarter of
2023
.

Net sales in our specialty metals flat products segment decreased $53.2 
million, or 17.0%, to $260.4 million in the first six months of 2024 from 
$313.6 million in the first six months
of
2023
. The decrease in sales was due to a 17.5%
decrease in average selling prices partially offset by a 0.6% increase in 
sales volume during the
first six months
of
2024
compared to the
first six months
of
2023
. Average selling prices in the
first six months
of
2024
were $4,228
per ton, compared with $5,121
per ton in the
first six months
of
2023
.

Cost of materials sold in
our specialty metals flat products segment decreased
$17.7
million, or
14.4%
, to
$104.9
million in the
second
quarter of
2024
from
$122.6
million in the
second
quarter of
2023
.
Cost of materials sold in
our specialty metals flat products segment decreased $47.8
million, or 18.4%
, to $212.5
million in the
first six months
of
2024
from $260.3
million in the
first six months
of
2023
. The decrease in cost of materials sold was due to the decreased industry 
metals pricing discussed above in Results of Operations and decreased sales 
volume.

As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as defined in footnote (a) in the 
table above) increased to 19.8% in the second quarter of 2024 from 16.6% in 
the second quarter of 2023. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as 
defined in footnote (a) in the table above) increased to 18.4% in the first 
six months of 2024 from 17.0% in the first six months of 2023.
The increase in the gross profit as a percentage of net sales is due to the 
average cost of inventory decreasing more than the average selling prices.

Operating expenses increased $0.4 million, or 2.0%, to $18.1 million in the 
second quarter of 2024 from $17.7 million in the second quarter of 2023.  As a 
pe
rcentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to
13.8%
in the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to
12.1%
in the
second
quarter of
2023
. The increase in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily 
attributable to increased variable operating expenses due to increased sales 
volume.

Operating expenses decreased $1.2 million, or 3.3%, to $36.1 million in the 
first six months of 2024 from $37.3 million in the first six months of 2023.  
As a pe
rcentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to 13.9%
in the
first six months
of
2024
compared to 11.9%
in the
first six months
of
2023
. The decrease in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily 
attributable to decreased variable performance-based incentive compensation.


Operating income in the second quarter of 2024 totaled $7.9 million, or 6.0% 
of net sales, compared to $6.7 million, or 4.5% of net sales, in the second 
quarter of 2023. Operating income in the first six months of 2024 totaled 
$11.8 million, or 4.5% of net sales, compared to $15.9 million, or 5.1% of net 
sales, in the first six months of 2023.

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Carbon flat products

The following table presents selected operating results for our carbon flat 
products segment for the periods indicated (dollars are shown in thousands, 
except for per ton information):


                                    For the Three Months Ended June 30,              For the Six Months Ended June 30,       
                                       2024                    2023                    2024                    2023          
                                            % of net                % of net                % of net                % of net 
                                             sales                   sales                   sales                   sales   
Direct tons sold                 220,748                 216,783                 431,939                 426,565             
Toll tons sold                     8,342                   9,492                  16,826                  18,048             
Total tons sold                  229,090                 226,275                 448,765                 444,613             
                                                                                                                             
Net sales                      $ 307,755       100.0   $ 326,629       100.0   $ 608,730       100.0   $ 636,447       100.0 
Average selling price per ton      1,343                   1,444                   1,356                   1,431             
Cost of materials sold           243,996        79.3     253,072        77.5     479,611        78.8     501,508        78.8 
Gross profit (a)                  63,759        20.7      73,557        22.5     129,119        21.2     134,939        21.2 
Operating expenses (b)            58,398        19.0      58,862        18.0     115,101        18.9     114,298        18.0 
Operating income               $   5,361         1.7   $  14,695         4.5   $  14,018         2.3   $  20,641         3.2 


(a) Gross profit is calculated as net sales less the cost of materials sold.
(b) Operating expenses are calculated as total costs and expenses less the 
cost of materials sold.

Tons sold by our carbon flat products segment increased 1.2% to 229 thousand 
in the second quarter of 2024 from 226 thousand in the second quarter of 2023. 
Tons sold by our carbon flat products segment increased 0.9% to 448 thousand 
in the first six months of 2024 from 444 thousand in the first six months of 
2023.

Net sales in our carbon flat products segment decreased $18.9 million, or 
5.8%, to $307.8 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $326.6 million in 
the second quarte
r of
2023
. The decrease in sales was attributable to a 6.9%
decrease in average selling prices in the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to the
second
quarter of
2023
, partially offset by a 1.2% increase in tons sold. Average selling prices in 
the
second
quarter of
2024
decreased to $1,343
per ton, compared with $1,444
per ton in the
second
quarter o
f 2023.

Net sales in our carbon flat products segment decreased $27.7 million, or 
4.4%, to $608.7 million in the first six months of 2024 from $636.5 million in 
the first six months
of
2023
. The decrease in sales was attributable to a 5.2%
decrease in average selling prices in the
first six months
of
2024
compared to the
first six months
of
2023
, partially offset by a 0.9% increase in tons sold. Average selling prices in 
the
first six months
of
2024
decreased to $1,356
per ton, compared with $1,431
per ton in the
first six months
o
f 2023.

Cost of materials sold decreased $9.1 million, or 3.6%, to $244.0 million in 
the second quarter of 2024 from $253.1 million in the second quarter of 2023. 
Cost of materials sold decreased $21.9 million, or 4.4%, to $479.6  million in 
the first six months of 2024 from $501.5 million in the first six months of 
2023.
The decrease was due to the decreased market price for metals discussed above 
in Results of Operations partially offset by the year-over-year absence of 
$2.1 million of non-recurring amortization expense of inventory step up to 
fair market value adjustments made as part of the purchase price allocation 
for the January 3, 2023 acquisition of Metal-Fab.

As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as defined in footnote (a) in the 
table above) decreased to 20.7% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to 
22.5% in the second quarter o
f
2023
.
As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as defined in footnote (a) in the 
table above) remained flat at 21.2% in the first six months of 2024 compared 
to 21.2% in the first six months o
f
2023
. The decrease in the gross profit as a percentage of net sales in the second 
quarter of 2024 when compared to the second quarter of 2023 was due to average 
selling prices decreasing more than the average cost of inventory.

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Operating expenses in thesecond
quarter of
2024
decreased
$0.5
million, or
0.8%
, to
$58.4
million from
$58.9
million in the
second
quarter of
2023
.  Operating expenses increased to
19.0%
of net sales in the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to
18.0%
in the
second
quarter of
2023
. The decrease in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily due to 
lower variable performance-based incentive compensation partially offset by 
increased variable operating expenses due to increases in sales volume.

Operating expenses in the first six months
of
2024
increased $0.8
million, or 0.7%
, to $115.1
million from $114.3
million in the
first six months
of
2023
.  Operating expenses increased to 18.9%
of net sales in the
first six months
of
2024
compared to 18.0%
in the
first six months
of
2023
. The increase in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily due to 
higher variable operating expenses due to increases in sales volume.

Operating income in the second quarter of 2024 totaled $5.4 million, or 1.7% 
of net sales, compared to operating income of $14.7 million, or 4.5% of net 
sales, in the second quarter of 2023. Operating income in the first six months 
of 2024 totaled $14.0 million, or 2.3% of net sales, compared to operating 
income of $20.6 million, or 3.2% of net sales, in the first six months of 2023.


Tubular and pipe products

The following table presents selected operating results for our tubular and 
pipe products segment for the periods indicated (dollars are shown in 
thousands):


                                For the Three Months Ended June 30,             For the Six Months Ended June 30,       
                                    2024                   2023                   2024                    2023          
                                        % of net               % of net                % of net                % of net 
                               $         sales        $         sales         $         sales         $         sales   
Net sales                   $ 87,622       100.0   $ 95,639       100.0   $ 183,755       100.0   $ 192,333       100.0 
Cost of materials sold (a)    57,607        65.7     66,200        69.2     121,940        66.4     132,687        69.0 
Gross profit (b)              30,015        34.3     29,439        30.8      61,815        33.6      59,646        31.0 
Operating expenses (c)        23,518        26.9     20,068        21.0      47,691        25.9      40,534        21.1 
Operating income            $  6,497         7.4   $  9,371         9.8   $  14,124         7.7   $  19,112         9.9 


(a) Includes $1,000  and $600 of LIFO income, respectively, for the three and 
six months ended June 30, 2024. Includes $1,000 of LIFO income for the three 
and six months ended June 30, 2023.
(b) Gross profit is calculated as net sales less the cost of materials sold.
(c) Operating expenses are calculated as total costs and expenses less the 
cost of materials sold.

Net sales decreased $8.0 million, or 8.4%, to $87.6 million in the second 
quarter of 2024 from $95.6 million in the second quarter of 2023.  The 
decrease is a result of a 15.6% decrease in average selling prices partially 
offset by a 8.5% increase in shipping volume during the second quarter of 2024 
compared to the second quarter of 2023. The shipping volume increase is due to 
the CTB acquisition on October 2, 2023.

Net sales decreased $8.6 million, or 4.5%, to $183.8 million in the first six 
months of 2024 from $192.3 million in the first six months of 2023.  The 
decrease is a result of a 15.5% decrease in average selling prices partially 
offset by a 13.1% increase in shipping volume due to the CTB acquisition 
during the first six months of 2024 compared to the first six months of 2023.


Cost of materials sold decreased $8.6 million, or 13.0%, to $57.6 million in 
the second quarter of 2024 from $66.2 million in the second quarter of 2023. 
Cost of materials sold decreased $10.8 million, or 8.1%, to $121.9 million in 
the first six months of 2024 from $132.7 million in the first six months of 
2023. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we recorded $1.0 
million and $0.6 million of LIFO income, respectively.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded $1.0 million 
of LIFO income. The decrease in cost of materials sold was due to the 
decreased industry metals pricing discussed above in Results of Operations.


As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as defined in footnote (b) in the 
table above) increased to 34.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to 
30.8% in the second quarter of 2023.  As a percentage of net sales, the LIFO 
income recorded in the second quarter of 2024 increased gross profit by 1.1%. 
As a percentage of net sales, gross profit (as defined in footnote (b) in the 
table above) increased to 33.6% in the first six months of 2024 compared to 
31.0% in the first six months of 2023.  As a percentage of net sales, the LIFO 
income recorded in the first six months of 2024 increased gross profit by 
0.3%. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales is primarily a 
result of the inclusion of CTB gross profit and net sales in 2024.

Operati
ng expenses in the
second
quarter of
2024
increased
$3.5
million, or
17.2%
, to
$23.5
million from
$20.1
million in the
second
quarter of
2023
. Operating expenses increased to
26.9%
of net sales in the
second
quarter of
2024
compared to
21.0%
in the
second
quarter of
2023
.
Operati
ng expenses in the
first six months
of
2024
increased $7.2
, or 17.7%
, to $47.7
million from $40.5
million in the
first six months
of
2023
. Operating expenses increased to 25.9%
of net sales in the
first six months
of
2024
compared to 21.1%
in the
first six months
of
2023
. The increase in operating expenses on a dollar basis was primarily due to 
the inclusion of CTB operating expenses, partially offset by lower variable 
performance-based incentive compensation.

Operating income in the second quarter 2024 totaled $6.5 million, or 7.4% of 
net sales, compared to $9.4 million or 9.8% of net sales, in the second 
quarter of 2023. Operating income in the first six months 2024 totaled $14.1 
million, or 7.7% of net sales, compared to $19.1 million, or 9.9% of net 
sales, in the first six months of 2023.

Corporate expenses

Corporate expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 7.6%, to $4.6 million in the 
second quarter of 2024 from $5.0 million in the second quarter of 2023. 
Corporate expenses decreased $3.3 million, or 27.2%, to $8.9 million in the 
first six month of 2024 from $12.2 million in the first six month of 2023.
Corporate expense primarily decreased due to the year-over-year absence of 
acquisition-related expenses and lower variance performance-based incentive 
compensation.

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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Cash Flows

Our principal capital requirements include funding working capital needs, 
purchasing, upgrading and acquiring processing equipment and facilities, 
making acquisitions and paying dividends. We use cash generated from 
operations and borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility to fund these 
requirements.

We believe that funds available under our ABL Credit Facility, together with 
funds generated from operations, will be sufficient to provide us with the 
liquidity necessary to fund anticipated working capital requirements, capital 
expenditure requirements, our dividend payments, and any share repurchases and 
business acquisitions over at least the next 12 months and for the foreseeable 
future thereafter. In the future, we may, as part of our business strategy, 
acquire and dispose of assets or other companies in the same or complementary 
lines of business, or enter into or exit strategic alliances and joint 
ventures. Accordingly, the timing and size of our capital requirements are 
subject to change as business conditions warrant and opportunities arise.

Operating Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we used $5.5  million of net cash from 
operations, of which $32.3 million was generated from operating activities and 
$37.8 million was used for working capital requirements. For the six months 
ended June 30, 2023, we generated $79.2 million of net cash from operations, 
of which $45.8 million was generated from operating activities and $33.4 
million was generated from working capital.

Net cash from operating activities totaled $32.3 million during the first six 
months of 2024 and was mainly comprised of net income of $16.4 million, the 
non-cash depreciation and amortization addback of $15.0  million, and changes 
in other long-term liabilities of $2.8  million partially offset by changes in 
other long-term assets of $2.9 million. Net cash from operations totaled $45.8 
million during the first six months of 2023 and was mainly comprised of net 
income of $24.9 million, the non-cash depreciation and amortization addback of 
$13.0 million, decreases in other long-term assets of $3.7 million and changes 
in other long-term liabilities of $3.5 .

Working capital at June 30, 2024 totaled $457.8 million, a $34.8 million 
increase from December 31, 2023.  The increase was primarily attributable to a 
$25.5 million increase in accounts receivable and a $13.6 million decrease in 
accrued payroll and other accrued liabilities partially offset by a $1.6 
million decrease in prepaid expense and other.

Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities totaled $13.2 million during the six 
months ended June 30, 2024 and primarily consisted of capital expenditures. 
Net cash used for investing activities totaled $144.5 million during the six 
months ended June 30, 2023, and primarily consisted of $129.5 million for the 
acquisition of Metal-Fab, inclusive of cash acquired of $1.7 million and $15.1 
million in capital expenditures partially offset by $0.1 million in proceeds 
from the disposition of property and equipment.

The capital expenditures in the first six months of 2024 and 2023 were 
primarily attributable to additional processing equipment at our existing 
facilities.

Financing Activities

During the first six months of 2024, $14.9 million of cash was generated from 
financing activities, which primarily consisted of $19.0 million of net 
borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility, offset by $3.3 million of dividends 
paid, $0.6 million of principal payments under finance lease obligations and 
$0.1 million of credit facility fees and expenses related to the amended ABL 
Credit Facility. During the first six months ended of 2023, $68.3 million was 
generated from financing activities, which primarily consisted of $72.6  
million of net borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility, $2.8 million of 
dividends paid, $1.1 million of credit facility fees and expenses related to 
amending the ABL Credit Facility and $0.5 million of principle payments under 
finance lease obligations.

Dividends paid were $3.3 million and $2.8 million for the six months ended 
June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.  In August 2024, our Board of 
Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.150 per share, which 
will be paid on September 16, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 
2, 2024. Regular dividend distributions in the future are subject to the 
availability of cash, the $15.0 million annual limitation on cash dividends 
and common stock repurchases under our ABL Credit Facility and continuing 
determination by our Board of Directors that the payment of dividends remains 
in the best interest of our shareholders.

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Stock Repurchase Program

In 2015, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to 
550,000 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock, which could include 
open market repurchases, negotiated block transactions, accelerated stock 
repurchases or open market solicitations for shares, all or some of which may 
be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans. Repurchased shares will be held in our 
treasury, or canceled and retired as our Board of Directors may determine from 
time to time. Any repurchases of common stock are subject to the covenants 
contained in the ABL Credit Facility. Under the ABL Credit Facility, we may 
repurchase common stock and pay dividends up to $15.0 million in the aggregate 
during any trailing twelve months without restrictions. Purchases in excess of 
$15.0 million require us to (i) maintain availability in excess of 20% of the 
aggregate revolver commitments ($125.0 million at June 30, 2024) or (ii) to 
maintain availability equal to or greater than 15% of the aggregate revolver 
commitments ($93.8 million at June 30, 2024) and we must maintain a pro forma 
ratio of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or 
EBITDA, minus certain capital expenditures and cash taxes paid to fixed 
charges of at least 1.00 to 1.00. The timing and amount of any repurchases 
under the stock repurchase program will depend upon several factors, including 
market and business conditions, and limitations under the ABL Credit Facility, 
and repurchases may be discontinued at any time. As of June 30, 2024, 360,212 
shares remain authorized for repurchase under the program.

There were no shares repurchased during 2024 or 2023.

At- the-Market Equity Program

On September 3, 2021, we commenced an at-the-market, or ATM, equity program 
under our shelf registration statement, which allows us to sell and issue up 
to $50 million in shares of our common stock from time to time. We entered 
into an Equity Distribution Agreement on September 3, 2021 with KeyBanc 
Capital Markets Inc., or KeyBanc, relating to the issuance and sale of shares 
of common stock pursuant to the program. KeyBanc is not required to sell any 
specific amount of securities but will act as our sales agent using 
commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales 
practices, on mutually agreed terms between KeyBanc and us. KeyBanc will be 
entitled to compensation for shares sold pursuant to the program of 2.0% of 
the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under the Equity 
Distribution Agreement. No shares were sold under the ATM program during the 
three and six months ended June 30, 2024 or June 30, 2023.

Debt Arrangements

Our ABL Credit Facility is collateralized by our accounts receivable, 
inventory and personal property. The $625 million ABL Credit Facility consists 
of: (i) a revolving credit facility of up to $595 million, including a $20 
million sub-limit for letters of credit, and (ii) a first in, last out 
revolving credit facility of up to $30 million. Under the terms of the ABL 
Credit Facility we may, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, 
request additional commitments under the revolving credit facility in the 
aggregate principal amount of up to $200 million to the extent that existing 
or new lenders agree to provide such additional commitments, and add real 
estate as collateral at our discretion. The ABL Credit Facility matures on 
June 16, 2026.

The ABL Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and 
certain covenants that limit our ability to, among other things: (i) incur or 
guarantee additional indebtedness~ (ii) pay distributions on, redeem or 
repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt~ (iii) make 
investments~ (iv) sell assets~ (v) enter into agreements that restrict 
distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to us~ (vi) incur 
liens securing indebtedness~ (vii) consolidate, merge or transfer all or 
substantially all of their assets~ and (viii) engage in transactions with 
affiliates. In addition, the ABL Credit Facility contains a financial covenant 
which requires if any commitments or obligations are outstanding and the our 
availability is less than the greater of $30 million or 10.0% of the aggregate 
amount of revolver commitments ($62.5 million at June 30, 2024) or 10.0% of 
the aggregate borrowing base ($55.9 million at June 30, 2024), then we must 
maintain a ratio of Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and 
Amortization (EBITDA) minus certain capital expenditures and cash taxes paid 
to fixed charges of at least 1.00 to 1.00 for the most recent twelve fiscal 
month period.

As of June 30, 2024, we were in compliance with our covenants and had 
approximately $344 million of availability under the ABL Credit Facility.


We have the option to borrow under its revolver based on the agent's base rate 
plus a premium ranging from 0.00% to 0.25% or the Secured Overnight Financing 
Rate, or SOFR, plus a premium ranging from 1.25% to 2.75%.

As of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $1.4 million and $1.7 million, 
respectively, of bank financing fees were included in "Prepaid expenses and 
other" and "Other long-term assets" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance 
Sheets. The financing fees are being amortized over the five-year term of the 
ABL Credit Facility and are included in "Interest and other expense on debt" 
on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Critical Accounting Policies

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results 
of Operations is based on the consolidated financial statements included in 
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which have been prepared in conformity 
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The 
preparation of these financial statements requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial 
statements. We monitor and evaluate our estimates and assumptions, based on 
historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be 
reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these 
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We review our financial reporting and disclosure practices and accounting 
practices quarterly to ensure they provide accurate and transparent 
information relative to the current economic and business environment. For 
further information regarding the accounting policies that we believe to be 
critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and 
estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements, see 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 2023.

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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our principal raw materials are carbon, coated and stainless steel, aluminum, 
pipe and tube, flat rolled coil, sheet and plate that we typically purchase 
from multiple primary metals producers. The metals industry as a whole is 
cyclical and, at times, pricing and availability of metals can be volatile due 
to numerous factors beyond our control, including general domestic and 
international economic conditions, the levels of metals imported into the 
United States, labor costs, sales levels, competition, levels of inventory 
held by other metals service centers, consolidation of metals producers, new 
global capacity by metals producers, higher raw material costs for the 
producers of metals, import duties and tariffs and currency exchange rates. 
This volatility can significantly affect the availability and cost of raw 
materials for us.

We, like many other metals service centers, maintain substantial inventories 
of metals to accommodate the short lead times and justintime delivery 
requirements of our customers. Accordingly, we purchase metals in an effort to 
maintain our inventory at levels that we believe to be appropriate to satisfy 
the anticipated needs of our customers based upon historic buying practices, 
supply agreements with customers and market conditions. Our commitments to 
purchase metals are generally at prevailing market prices in effect at the 
time we place our orders. We have no longterm, fixedprice metals purchase 
contracts. When metals prices increase, competitive conditions will influence 
how much of the price increase we can pass on to our customers. To the extent 
we are unable to pass on future price increases in our raw materials to our 
customers, the net sales and profitability of our business could be adversely 
affected. When metals prices decline, customer demands for lower prices and 
our competitors' responses to those demands could result in lower sale prices 
and, consequently, lower gross profits and inventory lower of cost or net 
realizable value adjustments as we sell existing inventory. Significant or 
rapid declines in metals prices or reductions in sales volumes could adversely 
impact our ability to remain in compliance with certain financial covenants in 
the ABL credit facility, as well as result in us incurring inventory or 
intangible asset impairment charges. Changing metals prices therefore could 
significantly impact our net sales, gross profits, operating income and net 
income.

Rising metals prices result in higher working capital requirements for us and 
our customers. Some customers may not have sufficient credit lines or 
liquidity to absorb significant increases in the price of metals. While we 
have generally been successful in the past in passing on producers' price 
increases and surcharges to our customers, there is no guarantee that we will 
be able to pass on price increases to our customers in the future. Declining 
metals prices have generally adversely affected our net sales and net income, 
while increasing metals prices have generally favorably affected our net sales 
and net income.

Approximately 49%
and 51%
,
respectively, of our consolidated net sales during the first six months of 
2024 and 2023 were directly related to industrial machinery and equipment 
manufacturers and their fabricators.

Inflation generally affects us by increasing the cost of employee wages and 
benefits, transportation services, energy, borrowings under our credit 
facility, processing equipment, and purchased metals. General inflation, 
including increases in the price of metals and increased labor and 
distribution expense, did not materially effect our operations during the 
second quarter of 2024, and it has not had a material effect on our financial 
results during the last three years, but may have a significant impact in 
future years.

We are exposed to the impact of fluctuating metals prices and interest rate 
changes. During 2024 and 2023, we entered into metals swaps at the request of 
customers. These derivatives have not been designated as hedging instruments. 
For certain customers, we enter into contractual relationships that entitle us 
to pass through the economic effect of trading positions that we take with 
other third parties on our customers' behalf.

Our primary interest rate risk exposure results from variable rate debt. On 
January 10, 2019, we entered into a five-year forward starting fixed rate 
interest rate hedge in order to eliminate the variability of cash interest 
payments on $75 million of the outstanding LIBOR based borrowings under the 
ABL Credit Facility. On January 3, 2023, we amended the interest rate hedge 
agreement to use SOFR as the reference rate and updated the fixed rate to 
2.42% from 2.57%.
The interest rate hedge agreement ended on
January 10, 2024
.
We have the option to enter into 30- to 180-day fixed base rate SOFR loans 
under the ABL Credit Facility.

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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

The evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, or the Exchange Act, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and 
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under Exchange Act) as of the end of 
the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been carried out 
under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our 
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. These disclosure controls 
and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information 
required to be disclosed in reports that are filed with or submitted to the 
SEC is: (i) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions 
regarding required disclosures and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and 
reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. 
Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 
Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and 
procedures were effective.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that 
occurred during the second quarter of 2024 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

Items 1, 1A, 2, 3 and 4 of this Part II are either inapplicable or are 
answered in the negative and are omitted pursuant to the instructions to Part 
II.


Item
5.
Other Information

Trading Arrangements

During the quarter ended
June 30, 2024
,
no
director or officer (as defined in Rule
16a
-
1
(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a 
"Rule
10b5
-
1
trading arrangement" or "non-Rule
10b5
-
1
trading arrangement" (as each term is defined in Item
408
of Regulation S-K).

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Item 6.
Exhibits


Exhibit                         Description of Document                           Reference         
                                                                                                    
31.1    Certification of the Principal                                            Filed herewith    
        Executive Officer pursuant                                                                  
        to Section 302 of the                                                                       
        Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
31.2    Certification of the Principal                                            Filed herewith    
        Financial Officer pursuant                                                                  
        to Section 302 of the                                                                       
        Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
32.1    Certification of the Principal                                            Furnished herewith
        Executive Officer pursuant                                                                  
        to Section 906 of the                                                                       
        Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
32.2    Certification of the Principal                                            Furnished herewith
        Financial Officer pursuant                                                                  
        to Section 906 of the                                                                       
        Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
101     The following materials from Olympic Steel's Quarterly Report on Form                       
        10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL                           
        (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance                      
        Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income                            
        (Loss), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the                           
        Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information, (v) the Consolidated                     
        Statements of Shareholders' Equity, (vi) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated                    
        Financial Statements and (vii) document and entity information.                             
                                                                                                    
104     Cover Pager Interactive Data                                                                
        File (embedded within the                                                                   
        Inline XBRL document and                                                                    
        contained in Exhibit 101).                                                                  



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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.


                     OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.                          
                     (Registrant)                                 
                                                                  
Date: August 2, 2024 By:                   /s/ Richard T. Marabito
                     Richard T. Marabito                          
                     Chief Executive Officer                      
                                                                  
                     By:                   /s/ Richard A. Manson  
                     Richard A. Manson                            
                     Chief Financial Officer                      
                     (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 


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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1

                Certification of the Principal Executive Officer                
                     Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)                     
                (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)                 


I, Richard T. Marabito, certify that:


                                                                              
 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Olympic Steel, Inc.;
                                                                              



                                                                                
 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement    
    of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the   
    statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements  
    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
                                                                                



                                                                           
 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial   
    information included in this report, fairly present in all material    
    respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows 
    of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
                                                                           



                                                                                        
 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
    maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules    
    13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined  
    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:         
                                                                                        



                                                                                                 
 a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and     
    procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
    to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others    
    within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
                                                                                                 



                                                                                                 
 b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
    financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance    
    regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements 
    for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;           
                                                                                                 



                                                                          
 c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls   
    and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the 
    effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
    of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and    
                                                                          



                                                                                                     
 d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting
    that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth        
    fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably   
    likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and     
                                                                                                     



                                                                            
 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
    our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
    to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
    board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):    
                                                                            



                                                                       
 a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design 
    or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
    reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to  
    record, process, summarize and report financial information; and   
                                                                       



                                                                                          
 b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who   
    have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
                                                                                          



By:
/s/ Richard T. Marabito
Richard T. Marabito
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
August 2, 2024



                                                                    Exhibit 31.2

                Certification of the Principal Financial Officer                
                     Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)                     
                (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)                 


I, Richard A. Manson, certify that:


                                                                              
 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Olympic Steel, Inc.;
                                                                              



                                                                                
 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement    
    of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the   
    statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements  
    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
                                                                                



                                                                           
 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial   
    information included in this report, fairly present in all material    
    respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows 
    of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
                                                                           



                                                                                        
 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
    maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules    
    13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined  
    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:         
                                                                                        



                                                                                                 
 a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and     
    procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
    to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others    
    within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
                                                                                                 



                                                                                                 
 b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
    financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance    
    regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements 
    for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;           
                                                                                                 



                                                                          
 c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls   
    and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the 
    effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
    of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and    
                                                                          



                                                                                                     
 d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting
    that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth        
    fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably   
    likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and     
                                                                                                     



                                                                            
 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
    our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
    to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
    board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):    
                                                                            



                                                                       
 a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design 
    or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
    reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to  
    record, process, summarize and report financial information; and   
                                                                       



                                                                                          
 b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who   
    have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
                                                                                          



By:
/s/ Richard A. Manson
Richard A. Manson
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
August 2, 2024



                                                                    Exhibit 32.1

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

I, Richard T. Marabito, the Chief Executive Officer of Olympic Steel, Inc. 
(the "Company"), certify that to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review 
of this report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 2024
of the Company (the "Report"):


                                                                                                                                    
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
                                                                                                                                    



                                                                                                             
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
   and results of operations of the Company, as of the dates and for the periods expressed in this Report.   
                                                                                                             




By:
/s/ Richard T. Marabito
Richard T. Marabito
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
August 2, 2024




                                                                    Exhibit 32.2

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

I, Richard A. Manson, the Chief Financial Officer of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the 
"Company"), certify that to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of 
this report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 2024
of the Company (the "Report"):


                                                                                                                                    
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
                                                                                                                                    



                                                                                                             
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
   and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in this Report.    
                                                                                                             




By:
/s/ Richard A. Manson
Richard A. Manson
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
August 2, 2024




































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