Ryerson Holding Corporation · NYSE:RYZ

Ryerson — Goldman Sachs Leveraged Finance Conference 2018

40 slides from Ryerson's conference presentation, May 2018

  1. Slide 1: Goldman Sachs Leveraged Finance Conference

    Goldman Sachs Leveraged Finance Conference May 2018 1

  2. Slide 2: Important Information About Ryerson Holding Corporation

    Important Information About Ryerson Holding Corporation These materials do not constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell securities of Ryerson Holding Corporation (“Ryerson” or “the Company”) and no investment decision should be made based upon the information provided herein. Ryerson

  3. Slide 3: Business Overview

    Business Overview MIKE BURBACH │ PRESIDENT NORTH / WEST REGION 3

  4. Slide 4: Iconic Industrial Metals Company Founded in 1842

    Iconic Industrial Metals Company Founded in 1842 Processes and distributes carbon, aluminum, and stainless products Distributes 65,000+ products to 40,000 manufacturing customers 100 interconnected facilities located in North America and China Sales of $3.4 billion and shipments of 2 million tons in

  5. Slide 5: Local Presence, National Scale

    Local Presence, National Scale Leading North American metals processor and distributor optimizing customer supply chains with tailored solutions, services, and products 24/7 customer access through local sales, customer development centers, and e-commerce Intelligently networked locations sharing as

  6. Slide 6: The DNA of Our Success

    The DNA of Our Success ANALYTICS SPEED CULTURE VALUE-ADD SCALE 6

  7. Slide 7: Prices Indexed to Dec. 31, 2015

    Prices Indexed to Dec. 31, 2015 7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 CRU HRC LME Nickel Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Prices Since Dec. 31, 2015 Jan-1

  8. Slide 8: MSCI Demand Gap Persisting

    MSCI Demand Gap Persisting U.S. Carbon and Stainless Average Monthly Shipments 5.0 Tons Per Month Jan. '93 - Oct. '08 = 4.2M/mo. Nov. '08 - Present = 3.2M/mo. 4.5 Average Monthly Tons in Millions 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Source: Average annual shipments calculated using monthly Metals Service Center Inst

  9. Slide 9: Diverse End-Markets

    Diverse End-Markets All Other, Oil & 4% Gas, 5% Commercial Ground Food Transportation, Processing 16% & Ag., 10% Construction Equipment, 9% Metal Fabrication & Machine Shops, 20% HVAC, 7% Consumer Durable, 11% Industrial Machinery & Equipment, 18% Percentages are based on 2017 sales as disclosed in

  10. Slide 10: Driving Market Share Growth

    Driving Market Share Growth 4.21% Highly fragmented 3.78% U.S. industry with: 17.3% • 7,000 service centers 16.4% • 1 million customers • 30 million transactions per year 2014 2017 RYI U.S. MSCI Market Share Gross Margin Sources: Metals Service Center Institute and IBISWorld Estimated market data ba

  11. Slide 11: Ryerson's Growth Drivers

    Ryerson’s Growth Drivers 1 2 3 4 Develop & Diversify Coil & Sheet Franchise Stainless Products Scale Prospecting & Vertical Markets Renewal Leadership Call Centers Portfolio 5 6 7 8 Ryerson Virtual Ryerson Advanced Ryerson E-Commerce Long Products Depots Warehouse – Mapped Processing – Value-Add Bui

  12. Slide 12: Ryerson's Processing Capabilities

    Ryerson’s Processing Capabilities Perforating Bending Precision Blanking Beveling Polishing Blanchard Grinding Machining and Profile Cutting Blasting Forming Plate Punching Burning Rolling Centerless Grinding Sawing Cutting-to-Length Beveling Scribing Drilling Shearing Embossing Slitting Flattening

  13. Slide 13: Optimizing Mix to Drive Margin Expansion

    Optimizing Mix to Drive Margin Expansion Gross Profit per Ton Fabrication % of Sales 17.3% 13.9% $240 $263 $291 $301 6.7% 9.8% 2010 2017 2010 2017 Gross Profit Per Ton ($M) Gross Profit Per Ton, excl. LIFO ($M) Gross Margin $M, Tons 000's Tons Sold 2010 2,252 2017 2,000 % Change -11% Ryerson process

  14. Slide 14: Financial Overview

    Financial Overview ERICH SCHNAUFER │ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 14

  15. Slide 15: Ryerson Financial Priorities

    Ryerson Financial Priorities 70-75 20% 3x Days of Gross Margins, Debt / Supply excl. LIFO EBITDA Building a strong financial profile upon an iconic history 15

  16. Slide 16: Annual Financial Highlights

    Annual Financial Highlights $178.0 $184.1 • Adj. EBITDA, excluding LIFO increased 3.4% to $184M in 2017 • Average selling prices per ton increased 11.9%, tons sold increased 5.1%, and revenues grew by 17.7% vs. 2016 $18.7 $17.1 • Operating expenses as a percentage of sales declined to 14.0% compared

  17. Slide 17: Proven Inventory & Operational Efficiency

    Proven Inventory & Operational Efficiency Industry Leadership Days of Supply Expense Percentage of Sales Excluding D&A and One-Time Items Ryerson Competitor Averages Competitor averages are based on Ryerson’s analysis of financial information disclosed in peer groups’ annual reports. Ryerson’s peer

  18. Slide 18: First Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights

    First Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights $62.2 • Achieved Adjusted EBITDA, excluding $54.3 $51.5 LIFO of $62M, compared to $54M in Q1 ‘17 $40.6 $37.7 • Average selling prices per ton increased 9.2%, tons sold increased 5.8%, and revenues grew by 15.6% $14.8 compared to Q1 ‘17 $10.4 • Ryerson North Am

  19. Slide 19: Gross Profit per Ton Expansion with Improving Industry Conditions

    Gross Profit per Ton Expansion with Improving Industry Conditions Ryerson’s strategic efforts to optimize our margins coupled with improved industrial demand and pricing conditions $323 $322 $271 $298 $282 $278 $290 $308 $313 $338 experienced in the past 2 quarters increased our Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17

  20. Slide 20: Deleveraging to Drive Increased Free Cash Flow

    Deleveraging to Drive Increased Free Cash Flow Total Debt ($M) Annual Fixed Cash $1,242 Commitments ($M) Reduced total Cash Interest $ 87M debt ~$200M Pension and OPEB 35M since IPO Maintenance Capital $1,046 15M Expenditures Taxes and Other 8M Annual Fixed Cash $ 145M Commitments Dec. 31, 2014 Dec.

  21. Slide 21: Improving Credit Profile

    Improving Credit Profile Net Debt to Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO 5.3X Ryerson has improved 5.0X our Net Debt to EBITDA ratio, working toward our goal of 3X 2017 TTM Q1 '18 $M 2017 TTM Q1 '18 Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO 184 192 Ending Net Debt 968 967 Net Debt to Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO 5.3X 5.0X TTM - Trail

  22. Slide 22: Investing to Drive Increased Free Cash Flow

    Investing to Drive Increased Free Cash Flow • $50 million in capital investment since 2016 to expand value-added capabilities • Enhanced intelligent systems to connect people, supply chains, inventory, fixed assets, and logistics • Nine bolt-on acquisitions since 2010 22

  23. Slide 23: Liquidity to Fund Operations and Investments

    Liquidity to Fund Operations and Investments Liquidity ($M) $381 $338 39 19 Ryerson’s ability to maintain 49 25 ample liquidity allows us to $162.9 invest in working capital to 323 maintain high service levels 264 for our customers. Dec. 31, 2017 Mar. 31, 2018 North American Availability Foreign Ava

  24. Slide 24: Conclusion

    Conclusion MIKE BURBACH │ PRESIDENT NORTH / WEST REGION 24

  25. Slide 25: Our Commitment, Our Culture

    Our Commitment, Our Culture Say Yes, Figure It Out 25

  26. Slide 26: Appendix

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  27. Slide 27: Metal Service Center Supply Chain

    Metal Service Center Supply Chain SUPPLIERS RYERSON CUSTOMERS • Manufacture metals • 65,000+ aluminum, carbon, and • Purchase smaller quantities stainless products • Produce & ship large volumes • Require a variety of products • Processes 75% of products sold and services • Have long lead times with

  28. Slide 28: Our Culture: Contributing to our customers' success

    INDUSTRY-LEADING PERFORMANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY MARGIN EXPANSION PROFITABLE GROWTH  Expense and working  Optimize product and customer  Growing share by leveraging capital leadership mix scale in highly fragmented market  Significant operating leverage  Value-added processing  Multi-channe

  29. Slide 29: Delivering Value to Customers: Understanding the Elements

    Delivering Value to Customers: Understanding the “Elements” Is Vital to Profitable Growth Metal Shape Processing As Is Burn/Cut Fabrication Carbon 50% Stainless 26% Aluminum 22% Flat Long Plate Percent of 2017 Sales 29

  30. Slide 30: Experienced Management Team

    Experienced Management Team Years in Years at Years in Executive Title Position Ryerson Industry Eddie Lehner* President & Chief Executive Officer 3 6 29 Erich Schnaufer** Chief Financial Officer 3 13 13 Executive Vice President, General Mark Silver 5 5 5 Counsel & Secretary Kevin Richardson Preside

  31. Slide 31: Annual Financial Highlights

    Annual Financial Highlights Tons Sold (000’s) Average Selling Price Per Ton 2,000 $1,682 1,903 $1,503 2016 2017 2016 2017 Gross Margin & Gross Margin, excl. LIFO Expense Percentage of Sales excl. D&A Gross Margin % Gross Margin, excl. LIFO % 20.0% 19.7% 13.8% 17.3% 17.9% 12.6% 2016 2017 2016 2017 A

  32. Slide 32: Quarterly Financial Highlights

    Quarterly Financial Highlights Tons Sold (000’s) Average Selling Price Per Ton 526 $1,790 497 518 515 $1,725 470 $1,690 $1,678 $1,639 Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Gross Margin & Gross Margin, excl. LIFO Expense Percentage of Sales excl. D&A Gross Margin % Gro

  33. Slide 33: Metal Commodity Price Movements Impact LIFO Expense

    Metal Commodity Price Movements Impact LIFO Expense 22% $2 $9 $14 $19 $0 $7 $25 $23 $14 $8 ($12) ($37) ($30) ($18) ($27) 11% ($2) 9% 7% 4% 2% 2% 1% -1% -3% -2% -6% -8% -12% -12% -13% Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15 Q2 '15 Q3 '15 Q4 '15 Q1 '16 Q2 '16 Q3 '16 Q4 '16 Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 LIFO

  34. Slide 34: Deferred Retiree Benefit Liability Declines Since 2015

    Deferred Retiree Benefit Liability Declines Since 2015 Pension and OPEB liability has declined 27% over the past 2 years driven by stronger pension asset returns and strategic participant reductions Sources: Federal Reserve treasury rates; Yahoo Finance daily adjusted stock price 34

  35. Slide 35: Industry Math: 2017 MSCI Shipped Tonnage Mix

    Industry Math: 2017 MSCI Shipped Tonnage Mix 2017 Industry Tons Mix Total Shapes 100% Flat 68% Carbon Flat Rolled 63% Stainless Sheet & Coil 3% Aluminum Sheet & Coil 2% Long 20% Plate 12% Carbon Plate 10% Stainless Plate 1% Aluminum Plate 1% 35

  36. Slide 36: Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Non-GAAP Reconciliation EBITDA represents net income before interest and other expense on debt, provision for income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA gives further effect to, among other things, impairment charges on assets, reorganization expenses, and foreign currency transac

  37. Slide 37: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Annual

    Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Annual ($M) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Net Sales 3,460.3 3,622.2 3,167.2 2,859.7 3,364.7 Gross Profit 616.6 593.8 567.7 570.6 582.5 Gross Profit per Ton 302 293 299 300 291 Gross Margin 17.8% 16.4% 17.9% 20.0% 17.3% LIFO Expense (Income) (33.0) 42.3 (59.5) (6.6) 19.9 Gross Pro

  38. Slide 38: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Quarterly

    Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Quarterly ($M) Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Tons Sold (000's) 497 518 515 470 526 Net Sales 814.5 875.4 864.2 810.6 941.3 Gross Profit 160.6 140.4 145.0 136.5 164.9 Gross Profit per Ton 323 271 282 290 313 Gross Margin 19.7% 16.0% 16.8% 16.8% 17.5% LIFO Expense (Income

  39. Slide 39: Metal Commodity Price Movements Impact LIFO Expense

    Metal Commodity Price Movements Impact LIFO Expense 22% $9 $14 $19 $0 $7 $25 $2 $23 $14 $8 ($12) ($37) ($30) ($18) ($27) 11% ($2) 9% 7% 4% 2% 2% 1% -1% -3% -2% -6% -8% -12% -12% -13% Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15 Q2 '15 Q3 '15 Q4 '15 Q1 '16 Q2 '16 Q3 '16 Q4 '16 Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 LIFO

  40. Slide 40: RYERSON

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