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Olympic Steel, Inc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Olympic Steel, Inc. What it actually does.

Processes carbon flat-rolled sheets, coil, and plate products. Distributes processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheets and coil products. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1994
2,187 employees
$539M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
57%Carbon Flat Products
Carbon Flat ProductsSpecialty Metals Flat Products 26%Tubular and Pipe Products 17%
57% of all revenue comes from a single line: Carbon Flat Products.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$1.9B
The net profit left over:
$23M
Out of every $100 in sales, $1 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 1%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 12% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$1.2B
2020
2021
2022
2023
$1.9B
2024
Cash on hand:
$11.9M
Total debt:
$312.8M
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $300.9M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
7 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
7
Feb 2024
Oct 2025
7 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It clears the bar, quarter after quarter.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
23.5×

The market pays 23.5× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.

Analysts' average target sits 14% below today's price.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 34% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 12% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Delivers on expectations

It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $0.64 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
The price sits above analysts’ target

The stock trades 14% above the average analyst price target.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
The stock has lost its spark

Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Costs eat into the margin

Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film