INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC
Business
Insteel Industries Inc. manufactures and markets steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications, primarily supplying producers of concrete products. It offers high-strength prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and a full range of welded wire reinforcement (WWR) products, including engineered made-to-order ESM, concrete pipe reinforcement (CPR) and standard welded wire reinforcement (SWWR). Operations are reported as a single segment and are conducted through operating subsidiary Insteel Wire Products Company, with Intercontinental Metals Corporation inactive. The company sells nationwide across the U.S. and, to a lesser extent, into Canada, Mexico and Central and South America, marketing through employee sales representatives and shipping mainly by truck.
Summary from filing dated 2025-10-23
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 648 | 529 | 649 | 827 | 591 | |
| Cost of sales | 554 | 480 | 584 | 630 | 469 | |
| Gross profit | 93 | 50 | 65 | 197 | 122 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 39 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 32 | |
| Restructuring charges, net | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | |
| Acquisition costs | 325,000 | 61,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other expense (income), net | 17,000 | 37,000 | −3 | 88,000 | 114,000 | |
| Interest expense | 52,000 | 89,000 | 87,000 | 91,000 | 96,000 | |
| Interest income | −2 | −5 | −4 | −326,000 | −21,000 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 54 | 25 | 42 | 162 | 86 | |
| Income taxes | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 19 | |
| Net earnings | 41 | 19 | 32 | 125 | 67 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.11 | 0.99 | 1.66 | 6.41 | 3.44 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.1 | 0.99 | 1.66 | 6.37 | 3.41 | |
| Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share) | 1.12 | 2.62 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 1.62 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 39 | 112 | 126 | 48 | 90 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 79 | 58 | 63 | 82 | 68 | |
| Inventories | 138 | 89 | 103 | 198 | 79 | |
| Other current assets | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| Total current assets | 262 | 267 | 299 | 335 | 247 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 129 | 126 | 120 | 108 | 106 | |
| Intangibles, net | 17 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Goodwill | 38 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Other assets | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 21 | |
| Total assets | 463 | 423 | 448 | 472 | 391 | |
| Accounts payable | 48 | 37 | 34 | 47 | 49 | |
| Accrued expenses | 18 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | |
| Total current liabilities | 66 | 47 | 46 | 63 | 69 | |
| Other liabilities | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
| Preferred stock, no par value Authorized shares: 1,000 None Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $1 stated value Authorized shares: 50,000 Issued and outstanding shares: 2025, 19,420; 2024, 19,452 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 79 | |
| Retained earnings | 263 | 245 | 279 | 289 | 206 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −36,000 | −608,000 | −283,000 | −977,000 | −2 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 372 | 351 | 382 | 390 | 302 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 463 | 423 | 448 | 472 | 391 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Amortization of capitalized financing costs | 50,000 | 50,000 | 57,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −748,000 | 4 | 238,000 | 327,000 | −118,000 | |
| Asset impairment charges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale and disposition of property, plant and equipment | 127,000 | 99,000 | −3 | −480,000 | 125,000 | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies over premiums paid | −452,000 | −2 | −531,000 | 0 | −2 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −20 | 5 | 18 | −14 | −14 | |
| Inventories | −36 | 14 | 94 | −119 | −10 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 19 | −639,000 | −17 | −2 | 12 | |
| Other changes | 2 | −1 | 2 | −2 | −900,000 | |
| Total adjustments | −14 | 39 | 110 | −119 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 27 | 58 | 142 | 6 | 70 | |
| Acquisition of businesses | −72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures | −8 | −19 | −31 | −16 | −18 | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies | −581,000 | −517,000 | −476,000 | 1 | −416,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 79,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment | 107,000 | 4,000 | 10 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from surrender of life insurance policies | 91,000 | 25,000 | 358,000 | 110,000 | 32,000 | |
| Net cash used for investing activities | −76 | −20 | −21 | −6 | −18 | |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 291,000 | 298,000 | 323,000 | 266,000 | 297,000 | |
| Principal payments on long-term debt | −291,000 | −298,000 | −323,000 | −266,000 | −297,000 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −22 | −51 | −41 | −41 | −31 | |
| Cash received from exercise of stock options | 62,000 | 428,000 | 239,000 | 2 | 1 | |
| Financing costs | 0 | 0 | −177,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of employee tax withholdings related to net share transactions | −425,000 | −352,000 | −432,000 | −483,000 | −665,000 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | 0 | |
| Net cash used for financing activities | −24 | −53 | −44 | −41 | −31 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −73 | −14 | 77 | −42 | 21 | |
| Income taxes, net | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 17 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable | 2 | 2 | 1 | 946,000 | 501,000 | |
| Restricted stock units and stock options surrendered for withholding taxes payable | 425,000 | 352,000 | 432,000 | 483,000 | 665,000 |