04:44 PM EDT, 07/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Steel Dynamics ( STLD ) reported Q2 earnings late Wednesday of $2.72 per diluted share, down from $4.81 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $2.67.

Net sales in the quarter ended June 30 fell to $4.63 billion from $5.08 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $4.45 billion.

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