LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

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Second Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights


    --  Sales were $2.42 billion, down 7.4% from $2.62 billion in the second
        quarter of 2014 and down 7.3% from $2.61 billion in the first quarter of
        2015.
    --  Tons sold were down 2.1% from the second quarter of 2014 and down 2.4%
        from the first quarter of 2015, with the average selling price per ton
        sold down 6.0% from the second quarter of 2014 and down 5.2% from the
        first quarter of 2015.
    --  Net income attributable to Reliance was $90.2 million, down 6.5% from
        $96.5 million in the second quarter of 2014 and down 11.0% from $101.3
        million in the first quarter of 2015.
    --  Earnings per diluted share were $1.20, down 1.6% from $1.22 in the
        second quarter of 2014 and down 7.7% from $1.30 in the first quarter of
        2015.
    --  Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.21, down 6.9% from $1.30 in
        both the second quarter of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015.
    --  A pre-tax LIFO credit, or income, of $32.5 million, is included in cost
        of sales compared to a pre-tax LIFO charge, or expense, of $5.0 million
        in the second quarter of 2014 and a credit of $7.5 million in the first
        quarter of 2015.
    --  The effective tax rate was 32.6%, compared to 36.6% in the second
        quarter of 2014 and 31.7% in the first quarter of 2015.
    --  Cash flow from operations was $292.5 million, up from $40.7 million in
        the second quarter of 2014, and net debt-to-total capital was 33.9% at
        June 30, 2015.
    --  Reliance repurchased $200.0 million of its common stock, or 4.4% of
        December 31, 2014 shares outstanding, in the first half of 2015.  The
        Company repurchased an additional $61.5 million of shares in July 2015,
        to-date.
    --  A quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share was declared on July 21,
        2015 for shareholders of record as of August 14, 2015 and will be
        payable on September 11, 2015.

Management Commentary

"I am extremely pleased with our operational performance in the second quarter of 2015, which is a testament to the quality of our management in the field as well as to our business model," said Gregg Mollins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Reliance. "Despite ongoing industry headwinds that further pressured metals pricing in the 2015 second quarter, we were able to increase our FIFO gross profit margin to 25.7%, up from our strong 2015 first quarter level of 25.4%. We believe our long-standing practice of focusing on small, quick turnaround orders, our focus on inventory turnover and our increased investments which provide higher levels of value-added processing to our customers, has allowed us to experience this margin consistency in a difficult business environment. We believe that customer demand is relatively strong and will continue to slowly improve, even though our second quarter demand levels were somewhat lower than we had anticipated. Currently, we see ongoing strength and opportunities for growth in the aerospace end-market and through our toll processing operations related to the automotive market. Although still below peak demand levels, we also continue to be encouraged by momentum in our non-residential construction businesses."

Mr. Mollins continued, "Pricing for all commodity types remained weak primarily due to the historically high levels of imports in the marketplace, resulting in a 5.2% decline in our average selling price per ton sold compared to the prior quarter. Although price changes impact our earnings levels, we believe our disciplined focus on managing all controllable aspects of the business continues to mitigate the negative impact from the difficult market conditions we are currently experiencing. We reduced our FIFO inventory by $163.0 million during the second quarter of 2015, a key area of focus for Reliance. Using our tons on hand at June 30, 2015, our inventory turnover rate was 4.6 times based on first half 2015 shipment volumes, compared to 4.3 times in the prior quarter, approaching our goal of 4.75 turns. This contributed to significant cash flow generation that we were able to use for growth initiatives, shareholder returns and debt reduction."


    Second Quarter 2015 Business Metrics
    ------------------------------------

                                                     (tons in thousands; percentage change)
                                                      -------------------------------------

                                         Q2         Q1                          Sequential         Q2          Year-Over-
                                               2015            2015                Quarter               2014     Year Change

                                                                                   Change
                                                               ---                                                            ---

    Tons sold                               1,508.2         1,544.5                         (2.4%)    1,539.8                 (2.1%)
    ---------                               -------         -------                          -----     -------                  -----

    Tons sold
     (same-
     store)                                 1,497.4         1,531.2                         (2.2%)    1,539.8                 (2.8%)
                                            -------         -------                          -----     -------                  -----

    Average
     selling
     price per
     ton sold                                $1,600          $1,688                         (5.2%)     $1,703                 (6.0%)
    ----------                               ------          ------                          -----      ------                  -----

    Average
     selling
     price per
     ton sold
     (same-
     store)                                  $1,557          $1,644                         (5.3%)     $1,703                 (8.6%)
    ----------                               ------          ------                          -----      ------                  -----


    Second Quarter 2015 Major Commodity Metrics

                                                                 Tons Sold                           Average Selling Price per
                                                   (tons in thousands; percentage change)           Ton Sold (percentage change)
                                                   -------------------------------------            ---------------------------

                                                 Q2 2015                          Q1 2015                   Sequential              Q2 2014           Year-Over-           Sequential          Year-Over-
                                                                                                                                                      Year Change                              Year Change
                                                Tons Sold                         Tons Sold                  Quarter               Tons Sold                                 Quarter

                                                                                                              Change                                                         Change
                                                                                                              ------                                                         ------

    Carbon steel                                            1,231.4                         1,256.4                         (2.0%)           1,265.5               (2.7%)             (7.0%)               (8.9%)
    ------------                                            -------                         -------                          -----            -------                -----               -----                 -----

    Aluminum                                                   89.6                            86.3                           3.8%              78.7                13.9%             (1.2%)                 6.2%
    --------                                                   ----                            ----                            ---               ----                 ----               -----                   ---

    Stainless steel                                            78.3                            77.3                           1.3%              81.2               (3.6%)             (6.9%)               (5.1%)
    ---------------                                            ----                            ----                            ---               ----                -----               -----                 -----

    Alloy                                                      55.3                            71.8                        (23.0%)              76.6              (27.8%)             (1.9%)               (5.9%)
    -----                                                      ----                            ----                         ------               ----               ------               -----                 -----



                      Sales ($ in millions; percentage change)
                       ---------------------------------------

                    Q2 2015 Sales                  Q1 2015 Sales         Sequential         Q2 2014 Sales           Year-Over-
                                                                          Quarter                                   Year Change
                                                                           Change
                                                                           ------

    Carbon steel                $1,299.4                        $1,424.2             (8.8%)               $1,465.5              (11.3%)
    ------------                --------                        --------              -----                --------               ------

    Aluminum                      $475.3                          $463.7               2.5%                 $392.8                21.0%
    --------                      ------                          ------                ---                  ------                 ----

    Stainless steel               $355.3                          $376.8             (5.7%)                 $388.0               (8.4%)
    ---------------               ------                          ------              -----                  ------                -----

    Alloy                         $155.3                          $205.6            (24.5%)                 $228.9              (32.2%)
    -----                         ------                          ------             ------                  ------               ------


    Year-to-Date (6 months) 2015 Business Metrics
    ---------------------------------------------

                                                    (tons in thousands; percentage change)
                                                    -------------------------------------

                                                                                              2015    2014   Year-Over-
                                                                                                            Year Change
                                                                                                      ---  -----------

    Tons sold                                                                              3,052.7 3,072.2              (0.6%)
    ---------                                                                              ------- -------               -----

    Tons sold (same-store)                                                                 3,028.6 3,072.2              (1.4%)
    ---------------------                                                                  ------- -------               -----

    Average selling price per ton sold                                                      $1,645  $1,688              (2.5%)
    ----------------------------------                                                      ------  ------               -----

    Average selling price per ton sold (same-store)                                         $1,601  $1,688              (5.2%)
    ----------------------------------------------                                          ------  ------               -----


    Year-to-Date (6 months) 2015 Major Commodity Metrics

                                                             Tons Sold                      Average Selling Price
                                                  (tons in thousands; percentage
                                                              change)
                                                                                                per Ton Sold

                                                                                             (percentage change)
                                                                                             ------------------

                                                          2015 Tons Sold         2014 Tons Sold                Year-Over-           Year-Over-
                                                                                                               Year Change         Year Change
                                                                                                               -----------         -----------

    Carbon steel                                                         2,487.8               2,526.0                      (1.5%)             (4.8%)
    ------------                                                         -------               -------                       -----               -----

    Aluminum                                                               175.9                 155.3                       13.3%               6.4%
    --------                                                               -----                 -----                        ----                 ---

    Stainless steel                                                        155.6                 158.4                      (1.8%)               0.7%
    ---------------                                                        -----                 -----                       -----                 ---

    Alloy                                                                  127.0                 160.4                     (20.8%)             (2.6%)
    -----                                                                  -----                 -----                      ------               -----


                  Sales ($ in millions; percentage
                               change)
                 ---------------------------------

                             2015 Sales            2014 Sales          Year-Over-
                                                                       Year Change
                                                                       -----------

    Carbon steel                          $2,723.5            $2,904.4              (6.2%)
    ------------                          --------            --------               -----

    Aluminum                                $939.0              $779.4               20.5%
    --------                                ------              ------                ----

    Stainless
     steel                                  $732.1              $740.3              (1.1%)
    ---------                               ------              ------               -----

    Alloy                                   $360.9              $467.8             (22.9%)
    -----                                   ------              ------              ------

End-market Commentary

During the second quarter of 2015, Reliance experienced relatively steady customer demand across most of its end-markets, with the exception of the energy market which continued to decline. Although the demand momentum experienced in the 2015 first quarter lessened, the Company expects that underlying demand will improve from current levels during the second half of the year, subject to normal seasonal factors.


    --  Automotive demand, supported mainly by the Company's toll processing
        operations in the U.S. and Mexico, was very strong and is expected to
        continue at current production rates throughout the remainder of 2015. 
        The increase in aluminum usage in the automotive industry continues to
        represent a growth area for Reliance.
    --  Aerospace demand continued to improve during the second quarter and is
        expected to continue to grow as 2015 progresses and as "build" rates
        increase.
    --  Heavy industry continues to perform reasonably well.  Although
        agricultural and construction equipment demand has declined, Reliance
        remains active in these markets.
    --  Non-residential construction continues to improve, but remains well
        below peak levels. Reliance believes that this important end-market will
        maintain positive growth throughout 2015.
    --  Energy (oil and gas) demand for the products Reliance sells has declined
        significantly due to the severe drop in oil prices and is expected to
        remain under pressure throughout the remainder of 2015.  Reliance's
        shipment volumes for its energy businesses were down 34% in the first
        half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

The Company generated $292.5 million in cash flow from operating activities in the second quarter of 2015 and $463.9 million in the first six months of 2015. In the second quarter of 2015, the Company paid down $156.0 million of debt. As of June 30, 2015, total debt outstanding was $2.20 billion, for a net debt-to-total capital ratio of 33.9%, compared to 36.2% at March 31, 2015. The Company had $585.0 million in outstanding borrowings on its $1.5 billion revolving credit facility at June 30, 2015.

"We were pleased with our strong liquidity position at quarter end, which highlights our ability to effectively manage our working capital and consistently generate significant cash flow throughout difficult industry cycles," said Karla Lewis, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Reliance. "Our healthy liquidity position affords us the flexibility and resources to continue investing in the growth of our business, both organically and through M&A opportunities. At the same time we continue to provide enhanced returns to our shareholders through our quarterly dividends and by using excess cash to opportunistically repurchase shares of our common stock. Furthermore, we remain focused on de-leveraging our balance sheet, as we did during the second quarter by using our strong cash flow to significantly reduce our debt levels."

Corporate Developments

On July 21, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock, payable on September 11, 2015 to shareholders of record as of August 14, 2015. The Company has paid regular quarterly dividends for 56 consecutive years and has increased the dividend 22 times since the 1994 IPO.

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company repurchased $15.1 million of its common stock under its existing share repurchase plan. Reliance's total repurchases in the first half of 2015 were 3.4 million shares at an average cost of $58.17 per share for a total of $200.0 million. At June 30, 2015, approximately 3.7 million shares remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase plan. The Company has repurchased an additional $61.5 million of its shares in July 2015, to-date, and expects to continue to opportunistically repurchase shares of its common stock going forward.

Business Outlook

Reliance management expects the U.S. economy will resume its modest improvement throughout the remainder of 2015. With the exception of the Company's businesses directly servicing the energy markets, management expects underlying demand to generally strengthen from second quarter levels, subject to normal seasonal patterns. That said, Reliance expects a decrease in tons sold of approximately 1% to 2% in the third quarter of 2015 over the second quarter of 2015, compared to the more typical seasonal trend of down 3% to 5%. Although metals pricing is expected to remain under pressure for most products the Company sells, management expects a slight improvement in overall pricing in the third quarter of 2015 over the second quarter of 2015 with overall average selling price expected to be flat to up 1%. As a result, management currently expects earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.95 to $1.05 for the third quarter ending September 30, 2015.

Conference Call Details

A conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the second quarter 2015 financial results and business outlook will be held today, July 23, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. To listen to the live call by telephone, please dial (877) 407-0789 (U.S. and Canada) or (201) 689-8562 (International) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time and use conference ID: 13612526. The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet hosted on the Investors section of the Company's website at investor.rsac.com.

For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay of the call will also be available beginning that same day at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 6, 2015 by dialing (877) 870-5176 and entering the conference ID: 13612526. The webcast will remain posted on the Investors section of Reliance's web site at investor.rsac.com for 90 days.

About Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a network of more than 300 locations in 39 states and 12 countries outside of the United States, Reliance provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, discussions of Reliance's business strategies and its expectations concerning future metals pricing and demand and the Company's results of operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, litigation matters and capital resources. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" and "continue," the negative of these terms, and similar expressions.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's estimates, projections and assumptions as of today's date that may not prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but not limited to, those disclosed in reports Reliance has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). As a result, these statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and Reliance disclaims any and all obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important risks and uncertainties about Reliance's business can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC.

CONTACT:

Brenda Miyamoto
Investor Relations
(213) 576-2428
investor@rsac.com

or Addo Communications
(310) 829-5400

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    RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
    SELECTED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL DATA
    (in millions, except share and per share amounts)

                                                     Three Months Ended                                             Six Months Ended

                                                          June 30,                                                      June 30,
                                                          --------                                                      --------

                                                                   2015                                                2014                                                2015 2014
                                                                   ----                                                ----                                                ---- ----

    Income Statement Data:


    Net sales                                                                                      $2,423.7                                                           $2,616.8         $5,038.1   $5,169.8

    Gross profit1                                                                                     655.9                                                              673.3          1,326.6    1,320.5

    Operating income                                                                                  160.2                                                              175.7            329.5      330.0

    Pretax income                                                                                     135.9                                                              154.2            286.5      288.3

    Net income attributable to Reliance                                                                90.2                                                               96.5            191.5      183.7

    Diluted earnings per share attributable

       to Reliance stockholders                                                                       $1.20                                                              $1.22            $2.50      $2.34

    Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable

       to Reliance stockholders(2)                                                                    $1.21                                                              $1.30            $2.51      $2.49

    Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

                                                                                                 75,094,062                                                         78,777,752       76,455,449 78,568,422

    Gross profit margin1                                                                              27.1%                                                             25.7%           26.3%     25.5%

    Operating income margin                                                                            6.6%                                                              6.7%            6.5%      6.4%

    Pretax income margin                                                                               5.6%                                                              5.9%            5.7%      5.6%

    Net income margin - Reliance                                                                       3.7%                                                              3.7%            3.8%      3.6%

    Cash dividends per share                                                                          $0.40                                                              $0.35            $0.80      $0.70


                                                          June 30,                                            December 31,

                                                                   2015                                           2014*
                                                                   ----                                            ----

    Balance Sheet and Other Data:


    Current assets                                                                                 $3,038.9                                                           $3,121.1

    Working capital                                                                                 2,327.6                                                            2,458.3

    Property, plant and equipment, net                                                              1,648.6                                                            1,656.4

    Total assets                                                                                    7,691.2                                                            7,822.4

    Current liabilities                                                                               711.3                                                              662.8

    Long-term debt                                                                                  2,094.3                                                            2,208.1

    Total Reliance stockholders' equity                                                             4,032.3                                                            4,099.0

    Capital expenditures (year-to-date)                                                                77.1                                                              190.4

    Cash provided by operations (year-to-date)                                                        463.9                                                              356.0

    Net debt-to-total capital(3)                                                                      33.9%                                                             34.9%

    Return on Reliance stockholders' equity4                                                           9.3%                                                              9.6%

    Current ratio                                                                                       4.3                                                                4.7

    Book value per share5                                                                            $54.20                                                             $53.03




     * Amounts were derived from audited
      financial statements.



    1 Gross profit, calculated as net
     sales less cost of sales, and gross
     profit margin, calculated as gross
     profit divided by net sales, are
     non-GAAP financial measures as
     they exclude depreciation and
     amortization expense associated
     with the corresponding sales. The
     majority of our orders are basic
     distribution with no processing
     services performed.  For the
     remainder of our sales orders, we
     perform "first-stage" processing
     which is generally not labor
     intensive as we are simply cutting
     the metal to size.  Because of
     this, the amount of related labor
     and overhead, including
     depreciation and amortization, are
     not significant and are excluded
     from our cost of sales. Therefore,
     our cost of sales is primarily
     comprised of the cost of the
     material we sell.  We use gross
     profit and gross profit margin as
     shown above as measures of
     operating performance.  Gross
     profit and gross profit margin are
     important operating and financial
     measures, as their fluctuations can
     have a significant impact on our
     earnings.  Gross profit and gross
     profit margin, as presented, are
     not necessarily comparable with
     similarly titled measures for other
     companies.



    2 See accompanying Non-GAAP
     earnings reconciliation.



    3 Net debt-to-total capital is
     calculated as total debt (net of
     cash) divided by total Reliance
     stockholders' equity plus total
     debt (net of cash). The December
     31, 2014 percentage has been
     retrospectively adjusted pursuant
     to our adoption of accounting
     changes related to the presentation
     of debt issuance costs.



    4 Calculations are based on the
     latest twelve months net income
     attributable to Reliance and
     beginning total Reliance
     stockholders' equity.



     5 Book value per share is calculated
      as total Reliance stockholders'
      equity divided by outstanding
      common shares.



    RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (in millions, except share amounts)


                                            ASSETS


                                              June 30,                 December 31,

                                                   2015                     2014*
                                                   ----                      ----

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash
     equivalents                                              $131.9                                    $106.2

    Accounts receivable, less
     allowance for doubtful accounts
     of $19.4 at June 30, 2015 and
     $18.3 at December 31, 2014

                                                           1,117.1                                   1,144.6

    Inventories                                            1,672.8                                   1,752.1

    Prepaid expenses and other
     current assets                                           56.0                                      71.8

    Income taxes receivable                                   14.7                                         -

    Deferred income taxes                                     46.4                                      46.4
                                                              ----                                      ----

      Total current assets                                 3,038.9                                   3,121.1

    Property, plant and equipment:

    Land                                                     197.2                                     197.5

    Buildings                                                990.5                                     983.2

    Machinery and equipment                                1,539.4                                   1,479.8

    Accumulated depreciation                             (1,078.5)                                (1,004.1)
                                                          --------                                  --------

                                                           1,648.6                                   1,656.4


    Goodwill                                               1,732.4                                   1,736.4

    Intangible assets, net                                 1,195.9                                   1,227.4

    Cash surrender value of life
     insurance policies, net                                  40.4                                      46.4

    Other assets                                              35.0                                      34.7

      Total assets                                          $7,691.2                                  $7,822.4
                                                            ========                                  ========


                                   LIABILITIES AND EQUITY


    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable                                          $371.0                                    $286.5

    Accrued expenses                                          82.7                                      98.2

    Accrued compensation and
     retirement costs                                        106.8                                     128.4

    Accrued insurance costs                                   43.7                                      46.6

    Current maturities of long-term
     debt and short-term borrowings                          107.1                                      93.9

    Income taxes payable                              -                                      9.2
                                                    ---                                      ---

      Total current liabilities                              711.3                                     662.8

    Long-term debt                                         2,094.3                                   2,208.1

    Long-term retirement costs                               104.7                                     102.2

    Other long-term liabilities                               28.0                                      28.5

    Deferred income taxes                                    690.6                                     692.9

    Commitments and contingencies

    Equity:

    Preferred stock, $0.001 par
     value:

      Authorized shares - 5,000,000

      None issued or outstanding                      -                                        -

    Common stock and additional
     paid-in capital, $0.001 par
     value:

      Authorized shares -200,000,000

      Issued and outstanding shares -
       74,379,301 at June 30, 2015 and
       77,337,251 at December 31, 2014

                                                             641.0                                     819.4

      Retained earnings                                    3,457.6                                   3,328.5

      Accumulated other comprehensive
       loss                                                 (66.3)                                   (48.9)
                                                             -----                                     -----

    Total Reliance stockholders'
     equity                                                4,032.3                                   4,099.0

        Noncontrolling interests                              30.0                                      28.9
                                                              ----                                      ----

    Total equity                                           4,062.3                                   4,127.9
                                                           -------                                   -------

        Total liabilities and
         equity                                             $7,691.2                                  $7,822.4
                                                            ========                                  ========


    * Amounts were derived from
     audited financial statements.


                                            
    RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    (in millions, except per share amounts)

                                          Three Months Ended                                Six Months Ended

                                               June 30,                                         June 30,
                                               --------                                         --------

                                                        2015                                 2014                                    2015                      2014
                                                        ----                                 ----                                    ----                      ----


    Net sales                                                                 $2,423.7                                          $2,616.8                            $5,038.1  $5,169.8


    Costs and expenses:

    Cost of sales (exclusive of
     depreciation and amortization shown
     below)

                                                                               1,767.8                                           1,943.5                             3,711.5   3,849.3

    Warehouse, delivery, selling, general
     and administrative

                                                                                 440.8                                             444.9                               886.9     885.9

    Depreciation and amortization                                                 54.9                                              52.7                               110.2     104.6
                                                                                  ----                                              ----                               -----     -----

                                                                               2,263.5                                           2,441.1                             4,708.6   4,839.8


    Operating income                                                             160.2                                             175.7                               329.5     330.0


    Other expense:

    Interest                                                                    (21.5)                                           (20.2)                             (42.1)   (40.4)

    Other expense, net                                                           (2.8)                                            (1.3)                              (0.9)    (1.3)
                                                                                  ----                                              ----                                ----      ----

    Income before income taxes                                                   135.9                                             154.2                               286.5     288.3

    Income tax provision                                                          44.3                                              56.4                                92.0     102.6
                                                                                  ----                                              ----                                ----     -----

    Net income                                                                    91.6                                              97.8                               194.5     185.7

    Less:  Net income attributable to
     noncontrolling interests

                                                                                   1.4                                               1.3                                 3.0       2.0
                                                                                   ---                                               ---                                 ---       ---

    Net income attributable to Reliance                                          $90.2                                             $96.5                              $191.5    $183.7
                                                                                 =====                                             =====                              ======    ======


    Earnings per share attributable to
     Reliance stockholders:

    Diluted                                                                      $1.20                                             $1.22                               $2.50     $2.34

    Basic                                                                        $1.21                                             $1.24                               $2.53     $2.37


    Cash dividends per share                                                     $0.40                                             $0.35                               $0.80     $0.70


                              
    RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (in millions)

                                                    Six Months Ended

                                                        June 30,
                                                        --------

                                                                  2015                               2014
                                                                  ----                               ----

    Operating activities:

    Net income                                                                          $194.5                               $185.7

    Adjustments to reconcile
     net income to net cash
     provided by operating
     activities:

    Depreciation and
     amortization expense                                                                110.2                                104.6

    Deferred income tax benefit                                                          (2.0)                               (1.5)

    Gain on sales of property,
     plant and equipment                                                                 (0.3)                               (1.0)

    Stock-based compensation
     expense                                                                              12.4                                 12.9

    Other                                                                                  5.1                                  3.4

    Changes in operating assets
     and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable                                                                   25.0                              (188.0)

    Inventories                                                                           75.3                              (230.4)

    Prepaid expenses and other
     assets                                                                                0.4                                 37.2

    Accounts payable and other
     liabilities                                                                          43.3                                186.6
                                                                                          ----                                -----

    Net cash provided by
     operating activities                                                                463.9                                109.5


    Investing activities:

    Purchases of property,
     plant and equipment                                                                (77.1)                              (86.9)

    Proceeds from sale of
     business, net                                                                           -                                26.2

    Other                                                                                (1.5)                               (9.0)
                                                                                          ----                                 ----

    Net cash used in investing
     activities                                                                         (78.6)                              (69.7)


    Financing activities:

    Net short-term debt
     borrowings (repayments)                                                               6.8                                (3.6)

    Proceeds from long-term
     debt borrowings                                                                     412.0                                297.0

    Principal payments on long-
     term debt                                                                         (521.8)                             (270.3)

    Dividends and dividend
     equivalents paid                                                                   (61.4)                              (54.4)

    Exercise of stock options                                                             10.6                                 21.3

    Share repurchases                                                                  (200.0)                                   -

    Other                                                                                (4.3)                               (1.1)
                                                                                          ----                                 ----

    Net cash used in financing
     activities                                                                        (358.1)                              (11.1)

    Effect of exchange rate
     changes on cash                                                                     (1.5)                                 1.2
                                                                                          ----                                  ---

    Increase in cash and cash
     equivalents                                                                          25.7                                 29.9

    Cash and cash equivalents
     at beginning of year                                                                106.2                                 83.6
                                                                                         -----                                 ----

    Cash and cash equivalents
     at end of period                                                                   $131.9                               $113.5
                                                                                        ======                               ======


    Supplemental cash flow
     information:

    Interest paid during the
     period                                                                              $42.2                                $40.5

    Income taxes paid during
     the period, net                                                                    $118.2                                $62.5


                                                                                        
    RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
    NON-GAAP EARNINGS RECONCILIATION
    (in millions, except per share amounts)

                                                                        Net Income                                                Diluted EPS
                                                                        ----------                                                -----------

                                                                    Three Months Ended                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                    ------------------                                        ------------------

                                                           June 30,                        March 31,                      June 30,                      June 30,                              March 31,          June 30,
                                                              2015                             2015                           2014                            2015                                   2015               2014


    Net income attributable to Reliance                                           $90.2                                           $101.3                                               $96.5                                $1.20              $1.30       $1.22

    Antitrust related litigation costs                                                -                                               -                                                1.2                                    -                 -       0.02

    Restructuring charges                                                           0.8                                                -                                                  -                                0.01                  -          -

    Income tax benefit, related to above items                                    (0.3)                                               -                                              (0.4)                                   -                 -          -

    Costs related to sales of non-core assets                                         -                                               -                                                1.1                                    -                 -       0.01

    Income tax expense related to sales of non-core assets                            -                                               -                                                3.7                                    -                 -       0.05
                                                                                    ---                                             ---                                                ---                                  ---               ---       ----

    Net income attributable to Reliance, adjusted                                 $90.7                                           $101.3                                              $102.1                                $1.21              $1.30       $1.30
                                                                                  =====                                           ======                                              ======                                =====              =====       =====


                                                                                                                                                       Net Income                                 Diluted EPS
                                                                                                                                                       ----------                                 -----------

                                                                                                                                                    Six Months Ended                            Six Months Ended
                                                                                                                                                    ----------------                            ----------------

                                                                                                                                                        June 30,                              June 30,           June 30,         June 30,
                                                                                                                                                           2015                                   2014               2015               2014


    Net income attributable to Reliance                                                                                                                                             $191.5                               $183.7              $2.50       $2.34

    Antitrust related litigation costs                                                                                                                                                   -                                11.5                  -       0.15

    Restructuring charges                                                                                                                                                              0.8                                    -              0.01           -

    Income tax benefit, related to above items                                                                                                                                       (0.3)                               (4.3)                 -     (0.06)

    Gain, net related to sales of non-core assets                                                                                                                                        -                                 1.1                  -       0.01

    Income tax expense related to sales of non-core assets                                                                                                                               -                                 3.7                  -       0.05
                                                                                                                                                                                       ---                                 ---                ---       ----

    Net income attributable to Reliance, adjusted                                                                                                                                   $192.0                               $195.7              $2.51       $2.49
                                                                                                                                                                                    ======                               ======              =====       =====



    Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s
     presentation of adjusted net
     income and adjusted EPS over
     certain time periods is an
     attempt to provide meaningful
     comparisons to the Company's
     historical performance for its
     existing and future shareholders.
     Adjustments to net income and EPS
     include restructuring and other
     charges relating to the
     consolidation of one of its
     metals service centers, sale of
     certain non-core assets acquired
     as part of the Metals USA
     acquisition, and legal costs and
     accruals related to certain
     settled litigation, which make
     comparisons to the Company's
     operating results between periods
     difficult using GAAP measures.

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