Nucor (NUE) FY2024 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 27, 2025
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Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)SEC EDGAR

Nucor (NUE) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2024, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 27, 2025. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

Nucor FY2024 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business model: North America’s largest recycler and EAF steel producer supplying diverse steel products chiefly for nonresidential construction and industrial markets
  • New investments: $860M approved in 2024 to build a Pacific Northwest rebar micro mill; recent acquisitions include Rytec (high-speed doors) and Southwest Data Products for expanded data center racking
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Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Operating rates decreased to 76% in 2024 vs 78% in 2023, reflecting softened steel market demand
  • Global crude steel production overcapacity expected to rise from 632M net tons in 2024 to 710M in 2025
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Risk Factors

  • IRS audit risk: 2015, 2019, 2020 US federal income tax returns under IRS examination; 2015-2021 Canadian returns examined by Canada Revenue Agency
  • US steel market slowdown: 2024 sales down 11%, avg price/ton down 10%, volumes down 2%, lower metal margins constraining profitability
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Nucor FY2024 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$30.7B

-11.5% YoY

Net Income

$2.0B

-55.2% YoY

Gross Margin

2.0%

-197bp YoY

Net Margin

6.6%

-644bp YoY

ROE

10.0%

-1162bp YoY

Total Assets

$33.9B

-4.0% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$8.46

-53.0% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$4.0B

-44.1% YoY

Source: XBRL data from Nucor FY2024 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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