Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD) reported earnings on July 23. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Steel Dynamics missed estimates on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted and GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Steel Dynamics tallied revenue of $1.91 billion. The 13 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected a top line of $2.03 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 8.2% lower than the prior-year quarter's $2.08 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.20. The 16 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.19 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.20 for Q2 were 53% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.43 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 9.5%, 380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 5.4%, 370 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.3%, 240 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.95 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.20.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $8.06 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.82.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 945 members out of 982 rating the stock outperform, and 37 members rating it underperform. Among 188 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 180 give Steel Dynamics a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Steel Dynamics is outperform, with an average price target of $16.18.

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