Commercial Metals Company Explained

Commercial Metals Company
Type:Public company
Traded As:
S&P 400 component
Industry:Metals
Steel
Hq Location:Irving, Texas
Location Country:United States
Products:Steel
Revenue: $8.799 billion (FY 2023)
Net Income: $859 million (FY 2023)
Assets: $6.639 billion (FY 2023)
Equity: $4.120 billion (FY 2023)
Num Employees:13,022 (2023)
Footnotes:[1]

Commercial Metals Company (CMC), headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a producer of rebar and related products for the construction industry. Along with Nucor, it is one of two primary suppliers of steel used to reinforce concrete in buildings, bridges, roads, and infrastructure in the U.S. The company also owns Tensar, a producer of foundation systems used for the construction of roadways, public infrastructure, and industrial facilities.[1]

CMC operates 212 facilities in the United States and Poland, including electric arc furnace mini-mills, scrap recycling facilities, and steel fabrication plants.[1] In its fiscal 2023 year, it shipped 6.1 million short tons of steel to external customers; 84% of its sales were in the United States and 16% of its sales were from its facilities in Poland.[1]

The company was founded in 1915 by Russian immigrant Jacob Feldman as American Iron & Metal Company, a scrap trading company.[2]

Acquisitions and divestitures

DateAcquisition / DivestitureCompanyPriceRef(s).
AcquisitionOwen Steel Company$87 million[3]
AcquisitionAssets of Nicholas J. Bouras Inc.$63 million[4]
DivestitureHeavy fabrication plant of SMI-Owen Steel$20 million[5]
AcquisitionG.A.M. Steel Pty. Ltd of AustraliaUndisclosed[6]
DivestitureHowell Metal Company$58.5 million[7]
AcquisitionSteel fabrication business of Associated Steel Workers, Limited (steel fabrication facility in Kapolei, Hawaii)Undisclosed[8]
DivestitureCMC Cometals Division$179 million[9]
Acquisition33 rebar manufacturing facilities and 4 EAF mini mills from Gerdau$600 million[10] [11]
Divestiture95-acre land parcel in Rancho Cucamonga, California; former site of steel mill acquired from Gerdau$313 million[12] [13]
AcquisitionTensar$550 million[14]
AcquisitionAdvanced Steel RecoveryUndisclosed[15]
AcquisitionGalveston area metals recycling facilityUndisclosed[16]
AcquisitionRoane Metals Group LLCUndisclosed[17]
AcquisitionEDSCO Fasteners LLCUndisclosed[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commercial Metals Company Form 10-K Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2023 . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. Web site: Commercial Metals Company . Encyclopedia.com.
  3. News: Commercial Metals to Acquire Owen Steel . . . September 28, 1994 . limited.
  4. News: Commercial Metals to buy Bouras assets for $63M . . March 5, 2007.
  5. News: Commercial Metals sells SMI-Owen plant . . March 28, 2002.
  6. Commercial Metals Company Completes Acquisition of Australian Long Products Distributor G.A.M. Steel Pty. Ltd. . . June 3, 2011.
  7. Commercial Metals Company Announces Sale Of 100% Ownership Interests In Howell Metal Company . . October 17, 2013.
  8. Commercial Metals Company Signs Definitive Asset Purchase Agreement for Purchase of Steel Fabrication Business of Associated Steel Workers, Limited . . October 26, 2016.
  9. Commercial Metals Company Announces Completion of Sale of CMC Cometals Division . . August 31, 2017.
  10. News: Irving-based steel manufacturer Commercial Metals plans $600 million acquisition to double capacity . . January 2, 2018.
  11. Commercial Metals Company Completes Acquisition Of Certain U.S. Rebar Assets From Gerdau . . November 5, 2018.
  12. Commercial Metals Company Completes Southern California Land Sale . . January 4, 2022.
  13. News: Ares buys site of shuttered steel mill in Inland Empire . Trevor . Bach . . January 4, 2022 . limited.
  14. Commercial Metals Completes Acquisition of Tensar Corporation . . April 25, 2022.
  15. Commercial Metals Company Acquires Advanced Steel Recovery . . September 15, 2022.
  16. Commercial Metals Company Acquires Texas Metal Recycling Facility . . November 15, 2022.
  17. COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY ACQUIRES TENNESSEE METAL RECYCLING COMPANY . . March 3, 2023.
  18. Commercial Metals Company Acquires EDSCO Fasteners LLC . . July 13, 2023.