United States Steel Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results

• Fourth quarter 2024 net loss of $89 million, or $0.39 per diluted share; full-year 2024 net earnings of $384 million, or $1.57 per diluted share.
• Fourth quarter 2024 adjusted net loss of $28 million, or $0.13 per diluted share; full-year 2024 adjusted net earnings of $529 million, or $2.14 per diluted share.
• Fourth quarter 2024 adjusted EBITDA of $190 million; full-year 2024 adjusted EBITDA of $1,366 million.

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) reported fourth quarter 2024 net loss of $89 million, or $0.39 per diluted share and adjusted net loss was $28 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. This compares to fourth quarter 2023 net loss of $80 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings for the fourth quarter 2023 of $167 million, or $0.67 per diluted share.

Full-year 2024 net earnings was $384 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings was $529 million, or $2.14 per diluted share. This compares to full-year 2023 net earnings of $895 million, or $3.56 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings for 2023 of $1,195 million, or $4.73 per diluted share.

Commenting on the Company’s fourth quarter performance, U. S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer, David B. Burritt said, “Our fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA of $190 million demonstrates continued strong performance amidst a sequentially weaker average selling price and demand environment across all our operating segments. Our results included better than expected cost performance in the North American Flat-Rolled segment and improved volumes in the Mini Mill segment later in the quarter. The North American Flat-Rolled segment generated 10% EBITDA margin, benefiting from a resilient commercial strategy, diverse product mix and continued focus on cost control. Our Mini Mill segment included initial shipments from our new, state-of-the-art Big River 2 (“BR2”) mill, which partially offset the impact of planned maintenance activity at Big River Steel during the quarter. When adjusting for $50 million in construction and ramp-up costs for strategic projects at Big River, the Mini Mill segment delivered 8% EBITDA margin. USSE earnings were pressured by continuing challenges in the pricing and demand environment. Tubular earnings were stronger sequentially in the fourth quarter driven by higher shipments.”

Commenting on the Company’s strategic initiatives, Burritt continued, “We are very pleased to see deliveries to customers from BR2 commence in early December and continue to see a steady ramp up in shipments into the first quarter. Customer feedback on BR2 product quality has been excellent and we thank our Big River team for safely delivering approximately $4 billion of transformational growth investments. Looking ahead, we expect to generate positive free cash flow in 2025, as volume and capability growth in our Mini Mill segment complements the resilient commercial strategy and operational strength our North American Flat Rolled segment continues to deliver.”

Q1 2025 Outlook

We expect first quarter adjusted EBITDA in the range of $100 million and $150 million. Our North American Flat-Rolled segment results are expected to decrease, primarily driven by seasonal logistics constraints in the mining sector, which will unwind in the second quarter. We expect this to be partially offset by resiliency in our commercial strategy. We expect an improvement in Mini Mill segment results reflecting the increase in shipments from BR2, even after accounting for approximately $50 million of ramp-up costs. In Europe, we expect results to slightly improve but still face pressures from challenging pricing and demand conditions. Our Tubular segment results should be largely consistent with the fourth quarter.

We present adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, which are non-GAAP measures, as additional measurements to enhance the understanding of our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA, considered along with net earnings, is a relevant indicator of trends relating to our operating performance and provides management and investors with additional information for comparison of our operating results to the operating results of other companies.

Adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per diluted share are non-GAAP measures that exclude the effects of items that include: restructuring and other charges, stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment charges, VEBA asset surplus adjustment, environmental remediation charges, strategic alternatives review process costs, Granite City idling costs, tax impact of adjusted items and other charges, net (Adjustment Items). Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins are also non-GAAP measures that exclude the effects of certain Adjustment Items. We present adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to enhance the understanding of our ongoing operating performance and established trends affecting our core operations by excluding the effects of events that can obscure underlying trends. U. S. Steel's management considers adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin as alternative measures of operating performance and not alternative measures of the Company's liquidity. U. S. Steel’s management considers adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin useful to investors by facilitating a comparison of our operating performance to the operating performance of our competitors. Additionally, the presentation of adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin provides insight into management’s view and assessment of the Company’s ongoing operating performance because management does not consider the Adjustment Items when evaluating the Company’s financial performance. Adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin should not be considered a substitute for net earnings, earnings per diluted share or other financial measures as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We also present free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure of cash generated from operations after any investing activity and investable free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure of cash generated from operations after any investing activity adjusted for strategic capital expenditures. We believe that free cash flow and investable free cash flow provide further insight into the Company's overall utilization of cash. A condensed consolidated statement of operations (unaudited), condensed consolidated cash flow statement (unaudited), condensed consolidated balance sheet (unaudited) and preliminary supplemental statistics (unaudited) for U. S. Steel are attached.

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Founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation is a leading steel producer. With an unwavering focus on safety, the Company’s customer-centric Best for All^® strategy is advancing a more secure, sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its stakeholders. With a renewed emphasis on innovation, U. S. Steel serves the automotive, construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging industries with high value-added steel products such as U. S. Steel’s proprietary XG3^® advanced high-strength steel. The Company also maintains competitively advantaged iron ore production and has an annual raw steelmaking capability of 25.4 million net tons. U. S. Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with world-class operations across the United States and in Central Europe. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com.

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