UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED
OR
| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FROM THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
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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.
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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.
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At November 12, 2024, the number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s only class of stock was
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| Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Part I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except for share data)
| SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 | MARCH 31, 2024 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses and cash discounts of $ and $ at September 30, and March 31, 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Inventories | ||||||||
| Current portion of derivative assets | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: | ||||||||
| Land | ||||||||
| Buildings and yard improvements | ||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | ||||||||
| Construction in process | ||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | ||||||||
| OTHER ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash value of officers’ life insurance and other assets | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | ||||||||
| Dividends payable | ||||||||
| Employee compensation and related expenses | ||||||||
| Current portion of financing lease | ||||||||
| Current portion of derivative liability | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS | ||||||||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITY | ||||||||
| NON-CURRENT LEASE LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| ASSET BASED LENDING FACILITY | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $: Authorized shares — ; Issued shares — shares at September 30, and March 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Treasury stock at cost ( shares and shares at September 30, and March 31, 2024, respectively) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except per share data)
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| SEPTEMBER 30, | SEPTEMBER 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of materials sold (excludes items shown separately below) | ||||||||||||||||
| Processing and warehousing expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Delivery expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | ||||||||||||||||
| EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Gain on economic hedges of risk | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes: | ||||||||||||||||
| Current | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
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| NET EARNINGS (LOSS) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME — UNAUDITED
(In thousands)
| THREE MONTHS ENDED |
SIX MONTHS ENDED |
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| Net earnings (loss) |
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) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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| Cash flow hedges, net of tax |
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| Comprehensive income (loss) |
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) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — UNAUDITED
(In thousands)
| SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Deferred taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Compensation expense for restricted stock | ||||||||
| Change in postretirement benefits | ||||||||
| Gain recognized on open derivatives not designated for hedge accounting | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deferred realized gain on derivatives | ||||||||
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | ||||||||
| Right-of-use asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Decrease (increase) in operating assets: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Inventories | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Income taxes payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Contribution to retirement plan | ( | ) | ||||||
| Employee compensation and related expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deposit on steel processing equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Increase in cash surrender value of officers’ life insurance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash paid for principal portion of finance lease | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash paid for share repurchases | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Borrowings on asset based lending facility | ||||||||
| Repayments on asset based lending facility | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ||||||
| DECREASE IN CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | ||||||
Cash and restricted cash at September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 included approximately $0.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of cash required to collateralize open derivative positions. These amounts are reported in "Other current assets" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024. The Company did not have any restricted cash as of September 30, 2023.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED NOTES TO QUARTERLY REPORT — UNAUDITED
NOTE A — BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes of Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”) included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2024.
Reclassifications
The consolidated financial statements for the previous year may include certain reclassifications to conform to the current presentation. To conform with the current year presentation, “Cost of products sold” on the consolidated statements of operations was broken down into four separate line items: "Cost of materials sold", "Processing and warehousing expense", "Delivery expense" and "Depreciation and amortization". The Company believes this increased level of detail provides financial statement users with a better understanding of the Company's expenses. "Cost of materials sold" represent the costs associated with direct materials. "Processing and warehousing expense" represents the operating costs at our processing facilities. "Delivery expense" represents the costs of delivering products to customers. The amount the Company charged customers for delivery of products is reported within "Net sales" on the consolidated statements of operations. These reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net earnings or stockholders' equity.
NOTE B — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures: Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 will require more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented income statement captions such as “Cost of sales” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses”. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that adoption of the provisions of ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements but does not expect a material impact.
NOTE C — INVENTORIES
The Company operates in segments: the flat-roll segment and the tubular segment. Both flat-roll segment and tubular segment inventories consist of raw material and finished goods. Cost for substantially all of the Company's inventory is determined using the average cost method. All inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Flat-roll raw material inventory consists of steel coils the Company will process into sheet and plate. Flat-roll finished goods consists of processed sheet and plate inventory. Tubular raw material inventory consists of hot-rolled steel coils that the Company will manufacture into pipe. Tubular finished goods inventory consists of pipe the Company has manufactured. Inventory costs include the costs of the purchased metals, inbound freight, transfer freight, certain external processing, internal processing, direct labor and applicable overhead costs. On the Consolidated Statements of Operations, "Cost of materials sold (excludes items shown separately below)" consists of the cost of purchased metals, inbound freight, transfer freight and certain external processing costs.
A summary of inventory values by product group follows (in thousands):
| September 30, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Flat-Roll raw material | $ | $ | ||||||
| Flat-Roll finished goods | ||||||||
| Tubular raw material | ||||||||
| Tubular finished goods | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
NOTE D — DEBT
The Company has a $
The Company incurred debt issuance costs of approximately $
NOTE E — LEASES
The Company has an operating lease for the Granite City, IL facility with an expiration date of August 31, 2028 and optional renewal provisions for up to 4 renewal terms of years each. The lease calls for monthly rental payments that adjust on an annual basis. The monthly rental payment in place at September 30, 2024 and remaining in place until adjustment in September 2025 is approximately $
In October 2019, the Company acquired equipment under a
The components of expense related to leases for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Finance lease – amortization of ROU asset | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Finance lease – interest on lease liability | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
The following table illustrates the balance sheet classification for ROU assets and lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | Balance Sheet Classification | |||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | $ | $ | Operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||
| Finance lease right-of-use asset | Property, plant & equipment | ||||||||
| Total right-of-use assets | $ | $ | |||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| Operating lease liability, current | $ | $ | Accrued expenses | ||||||
| Finance lease liability, current | Current portion of finance lease | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, non-current | Non-current lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||
As of September 30, 2024, the weighted-average remaining lease term was
Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
| Operating Leases | Finance Leases | |||||||
| Fiscal 2025 (remainder of fiscal year) | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2026 | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2027 | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2028 | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2029 and beyond | ||||||||
| Total undiscounted lease payments | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ||||||
| Present value of lease liability | $ | $ | ||||||
NOTE F — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
At September 30, 2024, the Company's construction in process balance of approximately $
NOTE G — STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
The Company maintains the Friedman Industries, Incorporated 2016 Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and continues indefinitely until terminated by the Board or until all shares allowed by the Plan have been awarded and earned. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock eligible for award under the Plan is
The following table summarizes the activity related to restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for the six months ended September 30, 2024:
| Weighted Average | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | |||||||
| Unvested at March 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Cancelled or forfeited | ||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested | ( | ) | ||||||
| Unvested at September 30, 2024 | $ | |||||||
The Company measures compensation expense for RSUs at the market price of the common stock as of the grant date. Compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period applicable to each award. The Company recorded compensation expense of approximately $
NOTE H — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
From time to time, we expect to utilize hot-rolled coil futures or options to reduce our exposure to commodity price risk that is inherent in our business. For the six months ended September 30, 2024, all of the Company's hedging activities were classified as economic hedges of risk with mark-to-market ("MTM") accounting treatment. For the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had hedging activities classified as cash flow hedges with hedge accounting treatment according to the requirements of ASC 815– Derivatives and Hedging and hedging activities classified as economic hedges of risk with MTM accounting treatment. By using derivatives, the Company is exposed to credit and market risk. The Company’s exposure to credit risk includes the counterparty’s failure to fulfill its performance obligations under the terms of the derivative contract. The Company attempts to minimize its credit risk by entering into transactions with high quality counterparties and uses exchange-traded derivatives when available. Market risk is the risk that the value of the financial instrument might be adversely affected by a change in commodity prices. The Company manages market risk by continually monitoring exposure within its risk management strategy and portfolio. For any transactions designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, we document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking the various hedge transactions. We also assess, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows or fair value of hedged items.
The Company has forward physical purchase supply agreements in place with some of its suppliers for a portion of its monthly physical steel needs. These supply agreements are not subject to mark-to-market accounting due to the Company electing the normal purchase normal sale exclusion provided in ASC 815.
At September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Company did not have any hot-rolled coil futures contracts designated as hedging instruments and classified as cash flow or fair value hedges.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments and the respective line in which they were recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):
| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||
| Balance Sheet | Balance Sheet | |||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Location | Fair Value | Location | Fair Value | ||||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | Current portion of derivative assets | $ | Current portion of derivative liability | $ | ||||||
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments and the respective line in which they were recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||
| Balance Sheet | Balance Sheet | |||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Location | Fair Value | Location | Fair Value | ||||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | Current portion of derivative assets | $ | Current portion of derivative liability | $ | ||||||
All derivatives are presented on a gross basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During the six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company entered into hot-rolled coil futures contracts that were not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the change in fair value related to these instruments was immediately recognized in earnings for these periods. During the six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not designate any transactions as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company reclassified the loss associated with previously designated cash flow hedges into earnings during the period.
The following table summarizes the pre-tax gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income and the loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings for derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges for the six months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands):
| Pre-Tax | |||||||||
| Loss Reclassified from | |||||||||
| Pre-Tax Gain (Loss) | Location of Loss Reclassified | AOCI into Net | |||||||
| Recognized in OCI | from AOCI into Net Earnings | Earnings | |||||||
| For the six months ended September 30, 2023: | |||||||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | $ | Sales | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) |
The following table summarizes the gain recognized in earnings for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments during the three and six months ended September 30, 2024 (in thousands):
| Gain Recognized in Earnings | |||||
| Location of Gain | for the Three Months Ended | ||||
| Recognized in Earnings | September 30, 2024 | ||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | Gain on economic hedges of risk | $ | |||
| Gain Recognized in Earnings | |||||
| Location of Gain | for the Six Months Ended | ||||
| Recognized in Earnings | September 30, 2024 | ||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | Gain on economic hedges of risk | $ | |||
The following table summarizes the gain recognized in earnings for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments during the three and six months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands):
| Gain Recognized in Earnings | |||||
| Location of Gain | for the Three Months Ended | ||||
| Recognized in Earnings | September 30, 2023 | ||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | Gain on economic hedges of risk | $ | |||
| Gain Recognized in Earnings | |||||
| Location of Gain | for the Six Months Ended | ||||
| Recognized in Earnings | September 30, 2023 | ||||
| Hot-rolled coil steel contracts | Gain on economic hedges of risk | $ | |||
The notional amount (quantity) of our derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments at September 30, 2024 consisted of
The following tables reflect the change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the six months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands):
| Gain (Loss) on | ||||
| Derivatives | ||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | ( | ) | |
| Other comprehensive income, net of loss, before reclassification | ||||
| Total loss reclassified from AOCI (1) | ||||
| Net current period other comprehensive income | ||||
| Balance at September 30, 2023 | $ | |||
(1) The loss reclassified from AOCI is presented net of tax benefits of approximately $
At September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, cash of approximately $
NOTE I — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Accounting standards provide a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value and sets forth a definition of fair value and establishes a hierarchy prioritizing the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable value inputs. Levels within the hierarchy are defined as follows:
| ● | Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets. |
| ● | Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly. |
| ● | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. |
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
At September 30, 2024, our financial assets, net, measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices | ||||||||||||||||
| in Active | Significant | |||||||||||||||
| Markets for | Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
| Identical | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||||
| (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
| Commodity futures – financial assets, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
At March 31, 2024, our financial liabilities, net, measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices | ||||||||||||||||
| in Active | Significant | |||||||||||||||
| Markets for | Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
| Identical | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||||
| (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
| Commodity futures – financial liabilities, net | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
At September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Company did not have any fair value measurements on a non-recurring basis.
NOTE J — SEGMENT INFORMATION (in thousands)
The Company is engaged in the steel processing, pipe manufacturing and processing and steel and pipe distribution business. Within the Company, there are two product groups: flat-roll and tubular. The Company’s flat-roll operations consists primarily of converting steel coils into flat sheet and plate steel cut to customer specifications. Through its tubular operations, the Company purchases, processes, manufactures and markets tubular products. The following is a summary of significant financial information relating to the product groups (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| NET SALES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Flat-Roll | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Tubular | ||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL NET SALES | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS): | ||||||||||||||||
| Flat-Roll | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Tubular | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT | ||||||||||||||||
| General corporate expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on economic hedges of risk | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Flat-Roll | $ | $ | ||||||
| Tubular | ||||||||
| General corporate assets | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
Operating profit (loss) is total net sales less operating expenses, excluding general corporate expenses, gain on economic hedges of risk, interest expense and other income (loss). General corporate expenses reflect general and administrative expenses not directly associated with segment operations and consist primarily of corporate and accounting salaries, professional fees and services, bad debts, retirement plan contribution expense, corporate insurance expenses, restricted stock plan compensation expense and office supplies. At September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, corporate assets consist primarily of cash, restricted cash, leased administrative office right-of-use assets, unamortized debt issuance costs and the cash value of officers’ life insurance. Although inventory is transferred at cost between product groups, there are no sales between product groups.
NOTE K — REVENUE
Revenue is generated primarily from contracts to manufacture or process steel products. Most of the Company’s revenue is generated by sales of material out of the Company’s inventory but a portion of the Company’s revenue is derived from processing or storage of customer owned material. Generally, the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied, control of our products is transferred, and revenue is recognized at a single point in time, when title transfers to our customer for product shipped or when services are provided. Revenues are recorded net of any sales incentives. Shipping and other transportation costs charged to customers are treated as fulfillment activities and are recorded in both revenue and cost of sales at the time control is transferred to the customer. Costs related to obtaining sales contracts are incidental and expensed when incurred. Because customers are invoiced at the time title transfers and the Company’s rights to consideration are unconditional at that time, the Company does not maintain contract asset balances. Additionally, the Company does not maintain contract liability balances, as performance obligations are satisfied prior to customer payment for product. The Company offers industry standard payment terms.
The Company has reportable segments: Flat-Roll and Tubular. Flat-roll primarily generates revenue from cutting to length hot-rolled steel coils. Flat-roll segment revenue consists of two product types: Company Owned Flat-Roll Products and Processing or Storage of Customer Owned Coil. Tubular primarily generates revenue from selling steel pipe it has manufactured resulting in a single product type: Manufactured Pipe.
The following table disaggregates our revenue by product for each of our reportable business segments for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively (in thousands):
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NOTE L — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The following tables reflect the changes in stockholders’ equity for each of the six months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 (in thousands):
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NOTE M — OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The following table summarizes the tax effects on each component of Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands):
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NOTE N — EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic and dilutive net earnings per share is computed based on the following information (in thousands, except for share data):
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For the six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company allocated dividends and undistributed earnings to the unvested restricted stock units.
As the restricted stock qualifies as participating securities, the following restricted stock units were not accounted in the computation of weighted average diluted common shares outstanding under the two-class method:
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NOTE O — SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
The Company paid interest of approximately $
NOTE P — INCOME TAXES
For the six months ended September 30, 2024 and six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded income tax provisions of approximately $
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Friedman Industries, Incorporated is a manufacturer and processor of steel products and operates in two reportable segments: flat-roll products and tubular products.
The flat-roll product segment consists of the operation of five hot-rolled coil processing facilities located in Hickman, Arkansas; Decatur, Alabama; East Chicago, Indiana; Granite City, Illinois and Sinton, Texas. The Hickman, Granite City and East Chicago facilities operate temper mills and cut-to-length lines. The Decatur and Sinton facilities operate stretcher leveler cut-to-length lines. The equipment at all locations improve the flatness and surface quality of the coils and cut the coils into sheet and plate of prescribed lengths. On a combined basis, the facilities are capable of cutting sheet and plate with thicknesses ranging from 16 gauge to 1” thick in widths ranging from 36” wide to 96” wide. The vast majority of flat-roll product segment revenue is generated from sales of Company owned inventory but the segment also generates revenue from the processing or storage of customer owned coils on a fee basis.
The tubular product segment consists of the Company’s Texas Tubular Products division (“TTP”) located in Lone Star, Texas. TTP operates two electric resistance welded pipe mills with a combined outside diameter (“OD”) size range of 2 3/8” OD to 8 5/8” OD. Both pipe mills are American Petroleum Institute (“API”) licensed to manufacture line pipe and oil country pipe and also manufacture pipe for structural purposes that meets other recognized industry standards. All of the tubular segment's revenue is generated from sales of Company owned inventory.
Results of Operations
Six Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended September 30, 2023
During the six months ended September 30, 2024 (the “2024 period”), sales, cost of materials sold and adjusted gross profit decreased approximately $46.7 million, $33.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively, compared to the amounts recorded during the six months ended September 30, 2023 (the “2023 period”). The decrease in sales was associated with both a decline in sales volume and a decrease in the average selling price per ton. Sales volume for the 2024 period consisted of approximately 240,000 tons from inventory and another 42,000 tons of toll processing customer owned material compared to the 2023 period volume consisting of approximately 258,000 tons from inventory and 50,000 tons of toll processing. The decline in sales volume for the 2024 period was related to a combination of challenging conditions for some of our customers and extended planned downtime for equipment upgrades and maintenance at the Company's Sinton and Decatur facilities. Adjusted gross profit was approximately $36.7 million for the 2024 period compared to approximately $50.1 million for the 2023 period. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of sales was approximately 16.6% for the 2024 period compared to approximately 18.7% for the 2023 period.
Our operating results are significantly impacted by the market price of hot-rolled steel coil ("HRC"). Entering the 2023 period, HRC prices had increased approximately 95% from November 2022 to April 2023. HRC prices then declined approximately 18% by the end of the 2023 period. As a result, the 2023 period benefitted from strong physical margins during the first half of the period and then experienced margin compression during the second half of the period. Entering the 2024 period, HRC prices were on a predominately declining trend dropping approximately 40% from January 2024 through the middle of August 2024. As a result, the Company experienced compressed physical margins throughout the 2024 period. The Company utilizes HRC futures to partially manage exposure to commodity price risk. The Company recognized hedging related gains of approximately $5.6 million and $4.8 million in the 2024 and 2023 periods, respectively.
Flat-roll Segment
Flat-roll product segment sales for the 2024 period totaled approximately $200.8 million compared to approximately $245.7 million for the 2023 period. For a more complete understanding of the average selling prices of goods sold, it is helpful to exclude any sales generated from processing or storage of customer owned material. Sales generated from processing or storage of customer owned material totaled approximately $2.7 million for the 2024 period compared to approximately $2.6 million for the 2023 period. Sales generated from flat-roll segment inventory totaled approximately $198.1 million for the 2024 period compared to approximately $243.1 million for the 2023 period. The average per ton selling price related to these shipments decreased from approximately $1,011 per ton in the 2023 period to approximately $895 per ton in the 2024 period. Sales volume for the 2024 period consisted of approximately 221,500 tons from inventory and another 42,000 tons of toll processing customer owned material compared to the 2023 period volume consisting of approximately 241,000 tons from inventory and 50,000 tons of toll processing. The decline in sales volume for the 2024 quarter was related to a combination of challenging conditions for some of our customers and extended planned downtime for equipment upgrades and maintenance at the Company's Sinton and Decatur facilities. Flat-roll segment operations recorded operating profits of approximately $5.3 million and $15.0 million for the 2024 period and 2023 period, respectively.
The Company’s flat-roll segment purchases its inventory from a limited number of suppliers. Loss of any of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.
Tubular Segment
Tubular product segment sales for the 2024 period totaled approximately $20.5 million compared to approximately $22.3 million for the 2023 period. Sales decreased primarily due to a decrease in the average selling price per ton from approximately $1,290 per ton for the 2023 period to approximately $1,087 per ton for the 2024 quarter. Tons sold increased from approximately 17,500 tons in the 2023 period to approximately 19,000 tons in the 2024 period. The tubular segment recorded an operating loss of approximately $1.8 million for the 2024 period compared to recording operating profit of approximately $2.3 million for the 2023 period.
The tubular segment purchases its inventory from a limited number of suppliers. Loss of any of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.
Income Taxes
Income taxes decreased from a provision for the 2023 period of approximately $3.7 million to a provision for the 2024 period of approximately $0.5 million. This decrease was primarily related to lower earnings before taxes for the 2024 period. The income tax provision as a percentage of earnings before tax was approximately 21.1% and 24.9% for the six months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2024, the effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate due primarily to the inclusion of state tax expenses in the provision with this impact partially reduced by the tax effect of restricted stock vesting during the period. For the six months ended September 30, 2023, the effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate due primarily to the inclusion of state tax expenses in the provision.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
During the three months ended September 30, 2024 (the “2024 quarter”), sales, cost of materials sold and adjusted gross profit decreased approximately $24.0 million, $21.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, compared to the amounts recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2023 (the “2023 quarter”). The decrease in sales was associated with both a decline in sales volume and a decrease in the average selling price per ton. Sales volume for the 2024 quarter consisted of approximately 121,500 tons from inventory and another 18,000 tons of toll processing customer owned material compared to the 2023 quarter volume consisting of approximately 129,500 tons from inventory and 26,000 tons of toll processing. The decline in sales volume for the 2024 quarter was related to a combination of weaker demand among some customers and hesitancy among others given the political uncertainty at the time. Adjusted gross profit was approximately $18.0 million for the 2024 quarter compared to approximately $20.5 million for the 2023 quarter. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of sales was approximately 16.9% for the 2024 quarter compared to approximately 15.7% for the 2023 quarter.
Our operating results are significantly impacted by the market price of hot-rolled steel coil ("HRC"). HRC price declined approximately 25% during the 2023 quarter with this decline being part of a downward price cycle which commenced in April 2023. From April 2023 and to the end of the 2023 quarter, HRC price declined approximately 45%. As a result, the Company experienced compressed margins during the 2023 quarter. Entering the 2024 quarter, HRC prices were on a predominately declining trend dropping approximately 40% from January 2024 through the middle of the 2024 quarter. As a result, the Company experienced compressed physical margins during the 2024 quarter. The Company utilizes HRC futures to partially manage exposure to commodity price risk. The Company recognized hedging related gains of approximately $0.2 million and $4.4 million in the 2024 and 2023 quarters, respectively.
Flat-roll Segment
Flat-roll product segment sales for the 2024 quarter totaled approximately $97.4 million compared to approximately $120.5 million for the 2023 quarter. For a more complete understanding of the average selling prices of goods sold, it is helpful to exclude any sales generated from processing or storage of customer owned material. Sales generated from processing or storage of customer owned material totaled approximately $1.1 million for the 2024 quarter compared to approximately $1.3 million for the 2023 quarter. Sales generated from flat-roll segment inventory totaled approximately $96.2 million for the 2024 quarter compared to approximately $119.2 million for the 2023 quarter. The average per ton selling price related to these shipments decreased from approximately $983 per ton in the 2023 quarter to approximately $858 per ton in the 2024 quarter. Sales volume for the 2024 quarter consisted of approximately 112,000 tons from inventory and another 18,000 tons of toll processing customer owned material compared to the 2023 quarter volume consisting of approximately 121,000 tons from inventory and 26,000 tons of toll processing. The decline in sales volume for the 2024 quarter was related to a combination of weaker demand among some customers and hesitancy among others given the political uncertainty at the time. Flat-roll segment operations recorded operating profits of approximately $2.7 million and $3.1 million for the 2024 quarter and 2023 quarter, respectively.
The Company’s flat-roll segment purchases its inventory from a limited number of suppliers. Loss of any of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.
Tubular Segment
Tubular product segment sales for the 2024 quarter totaled approximately $9.4 million compared to approximately $10.2 million for the 2023 quarter. Sales decreased due primarily to a decrease in the average selling price per ton from approximately $1,217 per ton for the 2023 quarter to approximately $1,030 per ton for the 2024 quarter. Sales volume was comparable between the periods with approximately 9,000 tons sold in the 2024 quarter compared to approximately 8,500 tons sold in the 2023 quarter. The tubular segment recorded an operating loss of approximately $0.6 million for the 2024 quarter compared to a break even operating profit for the 2023 quarter.
The tubular segment purchases its inventory from a limited number of suppliers. Loss of any of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.
Income Taxes
Income taxes decreased from a provision for the 2023 quarter of approximately $1.1 million to a benefit for the 2024 quarter of approximately $0.2 million. This decrease was primarily related to lower earnings before taxes for the 2024 quarter. The income tax provision or benefit as a percentage of earnings or loss before tax was approximately 25.2% and 24.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For both periods, the effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate due primarily to the inclusion of state tax expenses in the provision.
Non-GAAP Information
The non-GAAP measure adjusted gross profit is used in this Management's Discussion and Analysis. Adjusted gross profit is calculated as sales minus cost of materials sold. Cost of materials sold is a discrete line on our statements of operations and represents the cost associated with direct materials. To provide financial statement users with a better understanding of the Company's expenses, cost of sales is disaggregated on our statements of operations into the line items cost of materials sold, processing and warehousing expense, delivery expense and depreciation and amortization. The Company believes adjusted gross profit is a meaningful measure because our cost structure and operating results are significantly impacted by the fluctuating costs associated with direct materials.
The following table reconciles the GAAP measure for gross profit to the non-GAAP measure adjusted gross profit (in thousands):
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$ 5,784 |
$ 7,046 |
$ 22,079 |
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7,409 |
16,558 |
14,582 |
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6,521 |
11,432 |
11,966 |
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823 |
759 |
1,618 |
1,508 |
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| Adjusted gross profit (non-GAAP measure presented) |
$ 17,998 |
$ 20,473 |
$ 36,654 |
$ 50,135 |
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FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company’s current ratio amounted to 4.1 at September 30, 2024 and 3.1 at March 31, 2024. Working capital was approximately $111.7 million at September 30, 2024 and $116.0 million at March 31, 2024.
During the six months ended September 30, 2024, the Company maintained assets and liabilities at levels it believed were commensurate with operations. Changes in balance sheet amounts occurred in the ordinary course of business. Cash and restricted cash decreased due primarily to cash used for the purchase of property, plant and equipment and the reduction of debt. The Company expects to continue to monitor, evaluate and manage balance sheet components depending on changes in market conditions and the Company’s operations.
The Company has a $150 million asset-based lending facility ("ABL Facility") which matures on May 19, 2026 and is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. The Company can elect borrowings on a floating rate basis or a term basis. Floating rate borrowings accrue interest at a rate equal to the prime rate minus 1% per annum. Term rate borrowings accrue interest at a rate equal to the SOFR rate applicable to the selected term plus 1.8% per annum. Availability of funds under the ABL Facility is subject to a borrowing base calculation determined as the sum of (a) 90% of eligible accounts receivable, plus (b) the product of 85% multiplied by the net orderly liquidating value percentage identified in the most recent inventory appraisal multiplied by eligible inventory. The ABL Facility contains a springing financial covenant whereby the financial covenant is only tested when availability falls below the greater of 15% of the revolving commitment or $22.5 million. The financial covenant restricts the Company from allowing its fixed charge coverage ratio to be, as of the end of any calendar month, less than 1.10 to 1.00 for the trailing twelve month period then ending. The fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of (a) EBITDA, as defined in the ABL Facility, minus unfinanced capital expenditures to (b) cash interest expense plus scheduled principal payments on indebtedness plus taxes paid in cash plus restricted payments paid in cash plus capital lease obligation payments plus cash contributions to any employee pension benefit plans. The ABL Facility contains other representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that are usual and customary. If certain conditions precedent are satisfied, the ABL facility may be increased by up to an aggregate of $25 million, in minimum increments of $5 million. At September 30, 2024, the Company had a balance of approximately $35.9 million under the ABL Facility with an applicable interest rate of 7.0%. At September 30, 2024, the Company's applicable borrowing base calculation supported access to approximately $104.7 million of the ABL Facility. As of the filing date of this Form 10-Q, the Company had borrowings of approximately $33.1 million outstanding under the ABL Facility and the Company's most recent borrowing base calculation provided access to approximately $98.8 million of the ABL Facility.
The Company believes that its current cash position along with cash flows from operations and borrowing capability due to its financial position are adequate to fund its expected cash requirements for the next 12 months.
HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company utilizes hot-rolled coil futures to manage price risk on unsold inventory and longer-term fixed price sales agreements. The Company has elected hedge accounting for some of its hedging activities previously but most recently the Company has classified its hedging activities as economic hedges of risk with mark-to-market ("MTM") accounting treatment. Hedging decisions are intended to protect the value of the Company's inventory and produce more consistent financial results over price cycles. The Company recognized gains of approximately $0.2 million and $5.6 million in the three month and six month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively, related to hedging activities with all of this being classified as economic hedges of risk. With MTM accounting treatment it is possible that hedging related gains or losses might be recognized in a different fiscal quarter or fiscal year than the corresponding improvement or contraction in our physical margins. See Note H for additional information related to the Company's hedging activities.
OUTLOOK
The Company expects sales volume for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 to be slightly lower than the second quarter volume due primarily to the seasonal impact of holidays. HRC price remained stable to start the third quarter resulting in minimal change to the Company’s sales prices and margins. As a result, the Company may experience a generally challenging margin environment in the third quarter.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from any estimates. The Company did not identify any significant estimates or judgements related to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes presented in this Form 10-Q filing.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, the Company may make certain statements that contain forward-looking information (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1996, as amended) and that involve risk and uncertainty. Such statements may include those risks disclosed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this report, including the adequacy of cash and expectations as to future sales, prices and margins. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, future changes in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, future production capacity, product quality and proposed expansion plans. Forward-looking statements may be made by management orally or in writing including, but not limited to, this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed by or including the words “will,” “expect,” “intended,” “anticipated,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “propose,” “plan,” “estimate,” “enable,” and similar expressions, including, for example, statements about our business strategy, our industry, our future profitability, growth in the industry sectors we serve, our expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects and assumptions, and estimates and projections of future activity. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially depending on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, changes in the demand for and prices of the Company’s products, changes in government policy regarding steel, changes in the demand for steel and steel products in general and the Company’s success in executing its internal operating plans, changes in and availability of raw materials, unplanned shutdowns of our production facilities due to equipment failures or other issues, increased competition from alternative materials and risks concerning innovation, new technologies, products and increasing customer requirements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except to the extent law requires.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). We have established disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission and that any material information relating to us is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to our management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving desired control objectives. In reaching a reasonable level of assurance, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s CEO and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Six Months Ended September 30, 2024
During the six months ended September 30, 2024, of our officers or directors adopted, modified or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) and (c), respectively, of Regulation S-K, for the purchase or sale of our securities.
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Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Alex LaRue. |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document. |
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Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document. |
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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.
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