Nucors Focus: PROFITABLE GROWTH NUCORS POSITION OF STRENGTH NUCORS STRATEGY NUCORS STRATEGIC EXECUTION 3
NUCORS POSITION OF STRENGTH 4
NUCORS GROWTH DRIVEN BY OUR POSITION OF STRENGTH FINANCIAL STRENGTH LOW COST STRUCTURE FLEXIBLE & RELIABLE PRODUCTION PRODUCT DIVERSITY / BREADTH MARKET LEADERSHIP CHANNELS TO MARKET OUR CULTURE 5
FINANCIAL STRENGTH Strong cash flow generation through the cycle Investment grade credit rating Conservative Financial Practices No Material Legacy Liabilities 6
FINANCIAL STRENGTH Cash From Operations 2000-2014 Cyclical Trough To Cyclical Trough More than 2X 2,400 1,800 Average 09-13 1.1 Billion 1,200 Average 01-03 600 495 Million 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007…
STRONG CASH FLOW GENERATION THROUGH THE CYCLE LAST 12 MONTHS OPERATING CASH FLOW = 2.1 BILLION ALLOCATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOW 463 MM Increased 779 MM Liquidity Gallatin Steel Acquisition 477 MM Shareholder 381 MM…
LOW COST STRUCTURE = Industry Leading Returns Average ROIC 2004-2014 16 14.9% 14 12.7% 12 10 8 6 5.5% 4.4% 4 2 0 ArcelorMittal U.S. Steel Steel Dynamics Nucor ROIC = EBIT x (1-.35) / (NET PP&E + WORKING CAPITAL ) 9
FLEXIBLE CAPACITY & HIGHLY VARIABLE COST STRUCTURE Electric arc furnaces Pay For Performance High productivity No lay-off practice BEST-IN-CLASS MARKET RESPONSIVENESS 10
NUCOR = MOST DIVERSIFIED STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS PRODUCER IN NORTH AMERICA Highway Products Building Systems Joist & Decking Fasteners Structural/Piling Distrib. Wire Products Rebar Fabrication Cold Finished Bar…
MARKET LEADERSHIP BY SIZE IN NORTH AMERICA Structural Steel Bar Steel 1 North American Rebar Steel Hot Rolled Sheet Steel Cold Finished Bar Steel Market Leader Steel Joist Steel Deck Rebar Fabrication, Distribution, &…
NUCORS PEOPLE OUR BIGGEST COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 15
NUCORS CULTURE Trust Ownership Empowerment Begins with our Commitment to Employees SAFETY is our First Priority Teamwork Pay For Performance Continual Improvement Decentralized Structure 16
NUCORS STRATEGY FOR LONG-TERM PROFITABLE GROWTH 17
NUCORS GROWTH STRATEGY Optimize Existing Operations Raw Strategic NUCORS Materials Acquisitions FIVE Strategy PRONGED GROWTH STRATEGY International Greenfield Growth via Growth Joint Ventures (Technology & Market…
GROWING NUCORS EARNINGS POWER Capital Invested Versus Depreciation During Current Steel Industy Downturn of 2009-2014 7,000 4.0 BLN Capital Spending 6,000 5.9 Billion 1.9 BLN Acquisitions 5,000 4,000 3.3 Billion 3,000…
GROWING NUCORS EARNINGS POWER: LOUISIANA DRI FACILITY WORLD CLASS QUALITY LOW COST SUPPLY AT CURRENT MARKET PRICING FOR IRON ORE PELLETS: NS-LA ALL-IN COST < LOW RESIDUAL IRON UNIT PRICES 20
GROWING NUCORS EARNINGS POWER: HEAT TREAT & NORMALIZED PLATE CONTINUES TO RUN AT FULL CAPACITY (245,000 TONS/YEAR CAPACITY) 21
GROWING NUCORS EARNINGS POWER: WIDE-LIGHT PROJECT 200,000 TONS OF SHIPMENTS EXPECTED FOR 2015 22
GROWING NUCORS EARNINGS POWER: SBQ & WIRE ROD EXPANSION NEBRASKA, SOUTH CAROLINA, & MEMPHIS MILLS GAINING MARKET SHARE WITH NEW PRODUCTS SC WIRE ROD EXPANSION 23
NUCOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS 2015 Sheet & SBQ shipments expected to increase 20% to 1.4 million tons 24
GROWING NUCORS EARNINGS POWER: Gallatin Steel Acquisition Enhances market leadership in hot band products Broadens footprint in the strategically important Midwest market Complement to Nucors Raw Materials / DRI Strategy Strong…
NUCORS STRATEGIC EXECUTION 27
NUCORS BALANCED APPROACH TO CAPITAL ALLOCATION Cash From Operations, Capital Invested, & Capital Returned 2005-2014 TEN YEAR HISTORY 18,000 16,000 15.5 Billion 14,000 12.5 Billion 12,000 10,000 8,000 6.7 Billion 6,000…
BUILDING EARNINGS POWER FOR THE NEXT CYCLICAL PEAK & BEYOND (Millions of dollars) 2,200 2008 RECORD EPS 5.98 1,700 1,200 700 200 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 -300 29